Kelli Ferrell, 41, of East St. Louis, was shot and killed on April 20, 2020 near S. 29th Street and Converse Avenue. She was taken to Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville and pronounced dead at about 10:35 p.m.; the St. Clair County Coroner listed a gunshot wound to the abdomen as the cause of death.

The East St. Louis Police and Illinois State Police investigated. On April 25, 2020, 29-year-old Kraig T. Appleton of East St. Louis was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; he was accused of shooting Ferrell and was held on $1 million bond. The motive has not been reported and investigators continue to examine the circumstances.

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