Dean Joseph Ebert, a 41-year-old Caucasian man, was shot and killed on October 30, 2021, in the parking lot outside Pop’s Nightclub at 1403 Mississippi Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois. Officers from the Sauget Police Department and the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis responded around 8:12 AM after reports of shots fired; Ebert was found deceased from a gunshot wound and investigators say he was caught in a crossfire.

Two men were identified and charged in connection with the killing. Deondra Canaday, 28, was charged with First Degree Murder, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Tashayule Armstrong, 32, faced charges of Murder/Other Forcible Felony, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon; both were held on $1,000,000 bond.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who was in the area outside Pop’s Nightclub that morning is asked to come forward.