Rico Stringer, a 27-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in East St. Louis, Illinois, on October 29, 2019. Officers responded around 1 a.m. to 400 N. 25th Street and found Stringer with a gunshot wound to the abdomen; he was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries.

The Illinois State Police investigated. Two suspects were identified by the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office as having shot Stringer with the intent to kill or cause great bodily harm: Lontae Jefferson, 16, charged as an adult with first-degree murder, and Allen Edwards, 19, charged with first-degree murder. An unnamed juvenile was also charged in connection with the case. Bonds for Jefferson and Edwards were set at $1 million each.

Does anyone in the East St. Louis area have information about events around 400 N. 25th Street on the night of October 29, 2019?