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The East St. Louis massacre was a series of violent attacks between African Americans and white Americans in East St. Louis, Illinois, between late May and early July of 1917. These attacks also displaced 6,000 African Americans and led to the destruction of approximately $400,000 ($9.51 million in 2023) worth of property. [ 1 ]
East St. Louis Police Department officers received a report of a shooting near the intersection of 18th Street and Missouri Avenue on Sunday and a description of the suspect was broadcasted to ...
Illinois State Police Zone 6 Division of Criminal Investigations, at the request of the East St. Louis Police Department, responded to the scene to help investigate the shooting, according to a ...
A grand jury will review the case.
The East St. Louis Police Department received a call at approximately 2:05 a.m. in reference to the shooting and the department requested assistance from the Illinois State Police Division of ...
The St. Louis Ethical Society of Police (ESOP), formerly known as St. Louis Black Police Officers Association until 1975, represents African American police officers by providing legal counsel and other benefits; however, the SLPOA is the only recognized bargaining unit for officers. [14]
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested the suspect in Belleville on Tuesday
East St. Louis, like all of Southern Illinois, is classified as humid subtropical by the Köppen classification, having hot, humid summers and cool winters. On July 14, 1954, the temperature in East St. Louis allegedly reached 117 °F (47 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in America east of the Mississippi River. It is not considered ...