Man murdered in his car identified as 25-year-old East St. Louis man
Editor’s note: Because of incorrect information released by officials, this article previously included an incorrect spelling of the victim’s first name. The article has been updated with the correct spelling.
East St. Louis Police say they have taken a person into custody after a 25-year-old man was gunned down in his car Monday evening.
They did not say, however, whether that person is a suspect in the shooting.
Tysean Gilmore of the 1100 block of Exchange Avenue in East St. Louis has been identified as the victim, according to police investigators and court records.
St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said Gilmore was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:10 p.m.
According a police department news release, Gilmore was shot in the driver’s seat of his car in front of a vacant building at 2503 State Street.
East St. Louis Police and Illinois State Police are jointly working on this case. Neither would confirm possible motives for the shooting.
This is the fourth homicide in the city this year.
This story was originally published March 9, 2021 at 12:31 PM.
