Illinois Charges 2 Teens With Murder in 5-Family-Member Targeted Shooting
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 14
Illinois Charges 2 Teens With Murder in 5-Family-Member Targeted Shooting
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 14
Summary
Five family members were killed and two others wounded in East St. Louis, where prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old boy as an adult and a 15-year-old girl in juvenile court.
Court records say the shootings hit three locations, mostly on Sunday, though one victim — Cherie May — had been shot days earlier.
Illinois state police said troopers stopped a vehicle and arrested both teens Sunday at a state park after what authorities called a targeted mass shooting.
Marcus May, the 15-year-old’s father, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch she was angry with relatives and planned the attacks with boyfriend Ja’ymeir Davis, but court documents list no motive.
Davis faces murder plus seven other charges, and prosecutors said the girl’s case could still be transferred to St. Clair County criminal court.