Joseph Michael Lowe was 3 years old when he died after being struck by stray gunfire on June 19, 2022. The shooting happened just after midnight near 15th and Bond Avenue in East St. Louis while Joseph was in a car with his 11-year-old cousin and a woman; both children were hit, and Joseph sustained severe brain injuries. He was taken to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where he later died.

East St. Louis and Illinois State Police investigators said the shooting came from a passing car. The community responded with grief and calls for an end to the violence. Authorities arrested Troy L. Cooper of Cahokia and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the incident.

Does anyone have information about that night or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?