Man shot multiple times in East St. Louis; police investigating

Editor’s note: This story has been changed to reflect that the man survived the shooting.

A 42-year-old man was shot multiple times Tuesday night in East St. Louis.

East St. Louis Housing Authority Public Safety Chief, Cortez Slack, said his officers received a call at 10:05 p.m. in reference to a man who had been shot. When they responded to Samuel Gompers Homes, 450 N. Sixth St., they found a man by building 20 with multiple gunshots to both legs.

There were no witnesses there when officers arrived and the man was not a resident of the housing complex.

East St. Louis Lt. Donald Watson said the man was taken to a hospital in St. Louis but his condition was unknown Wednesday afternoon.

Police are working to identify a suspect and continue to investigate the shooting, Watson said.

Illinois State Police crime scene technicians were called to process evidence at the scene.

This story was originally published October 10, 2018 at 10:53 AM.