For Immediate Release – August 8, 2023
Illinois State Police Arrest Juvenile for First Degree Murder
EAST ST. LOUIS – After a thorough investigation by the Illinois State Police (ISP) Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG), St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric today charged a 15-year-old male of East St. Louis with First Degree Murder (Class M Felony) and Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking (Class X Felony). The 15-year-old is currently detained at the St. Clair Juvenile Detention Center.
On August 27, 2022, the East St. Louis Police Department requested ISP PSEG to conduct a death investigation. A female, later identified as 49-year-old Harriett Childers of St. Louis, was located in the 1800 block of Gaty Avenue with a gunshot wound. Childers was full time nurse and had been driving for a ride share when the shooting occurred. Childers was pronounced deceased on scene.
ISP DCI was assisted by the East St. Louis Police Department, St. Clair County Coroner’s Office, ISP Crime Scene Services, FBI, and United States Attorney Southern District of Illinois. No further information will be disclosed at this time.
The public is reminded that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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