Cameshia McCline, a 37-year-old woman from East St. Louis, Illinois, was found shot to death on April 20, 2022, near the Illinois Avenue Playground. Responding officers discovered her lying in the roadway with fatal gunshot wounds early that morning. McCline was a mother of eight; her children are being cared for by their grandmother while family and the community grieve.

The Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department opened an investigation; authorities arrested 29-year-old Cedric D. Allen on April 22, 2022, and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with McCline’s death. Community groups including the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis have offered support to the family.

Who has information about what happened that morning or saw activity near Illinois Avenue Playground on April 20, 2022?