Man shot to death, another man wounded, in East St. Louis

A man died after he and another man were shot In East St. Louis Tuesday afternoon.

The victim who died was identified by St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. as Kenneth R. Brown, 36, of the 1700 block of North 38th Street, East St. Louis.

The shooting occurred at about 2:15 p.m. at the corner of 38th and Waverly, according to East St. Louis Police. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene, Dye said.

The second man was in stable condition, said East St. Louis Police Chief Kendall Perry.

He said no arrests have been made. Police have not established a motive, he said.

No further information has been released. Perry said Illinois State Police are handling the homicide investigation.

This story was originally published September 28, 2021 at 7:32 PM.