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Dexter Byrd, a 19-year-old from East St. Louis, Illinois, was shot and killed on January 28, 2020. Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 300 block of Range Lane and found Dexter in his front yard with a gunshot wound to the abdomen; he was taken to a nearby hospital and died shortly after. His mother, Schamekia Chamberlain, said he had just arrived home and was helping with groceries when several men in a black Chrysler drove by and opened fire.

Investigators called the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis and concluded the shooting was a targeted attack tied to retaliatory violence after a previous drive-by at Cahokia Park. Three people were charged in connection with the case: Julian Alexander and Jaren Harvey, both 18, were charged with first-degree murder, and 19-year-old Jamya Moore was charged with obstruction of justice for destroying evidence. If anyone knew Dexter or has information about the shooting, please come forward.