Two people were shot to death Saturday in East St. Louis. Police seeking public’s help
Two people were shot to death early Saturday in East St. Louis, police said.
East St. Louis police were called to 450 N. Sixth St. at 1:54 a.m. to investigate a report of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found one man shot to death in front the 13 Building at Samuel Gompers Homes. Another shooting victim was found in front of the 16 Building and was taken to a hospital, where he died, East St. Louis police said in a release.
St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the victim found outside the 13 Building as Charlie Howard, 29, whose last known address was in the 100 block of North 12th Street in East St. Louis. Howard was pronounced dead at 2:47 a.m., Dye said.
Information on the victim who died at the hospital was not released.
The police investigation is in the early stages and no one has been arrested. There were no further details available, the East St. Louis police release said.
Cortez Slack, chief of public safety for the East St. Louis Housing Authority, said he did not know a motive for the shooting. He said the victims did not live at the Samuel Gompers Homes.
The shooting deaths are the sixth and seventh homicides in East St. Louis this year, and the third and fourth in the last week. A man also was shot to death on Monday night at the intersection of 25th and State streets and one arrest has been made. On Friday, a man was shot to death inside of a home on North 70th Street.
Anyone with information regarding any of the shootings is urged to call the East St. Louis Police Department or Illinois State Police, or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-TIPS. (This is an anonymous tip line that pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.)
This story was originally published March 13, 2021 at 5:03 PM.
