Victims of East St. Louis triple shooting are identified
Two people are dead and a third person was injured in a triple shooting in East St. Louis Tuesday.
St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. announced the identities of those killed in the gunfire. Brandon Johnson, 33, of St. Louis, and Ramondo Bootchee, 42, of East St. Louis, were pronounced dead at the scene near the intersection of North 31st Street and Jefferson Avenue at 1:40 p.m., Dye said.
A third victim, whose identity has not been released, was transported to a St. Louis-area hospital. That person’s condition is not available.
East St. Louis Police said the incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. and that the three were shot in a car. By late afternoon, a crowd had gathered around the scene of the crime, some visibly distraught, as police marked and photographed possible evidence.
The shooter remains at large, police said. It’s not clear if a suspect has been identified, however, as the investigation remains in its early stages.
The two deaths by homicide are the eighth and ninth in East St. Louis this year.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-8477, East St. Louis Police at 618-482-6724, or Illinois State Police at 618-571-4125.
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This story was originally published March 23, 2021 at 4:11 PM.
