Hardy M. Burns, a 37-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on July 10, 2020, in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was found near 15th Street and Baker Avenue at about 10:50 p.m. with fatal gunshot wounds. His death was one of four separate homicides in East St. Louis between July 9 and July 12, 2020; the other victims were William Porter Jr., Tony Townsend, and Terrill D. Mason.

The East St. Louis Police Department and the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation, Zone 6, handled the investigation. Authorities reported no immediate connections among the four shootings and treated each incident separately. Anyone with information is asked to come forward.