Cedric Montez Gooden, 25, known by his stage name Cold Kase, was shot multiple times and killed on September 23, 2019, in the parking lot of the Mobil Gas Mart at 8301 State Street in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was taken to a hospital in Belleville where he was pronounced dead. Cedric was active in the local music scene and remembered in his community for both his rap career and community activism.

The Illinois State Police investigated the shooting. Arrested in connection with the killing was 32-year-old Teran Jeffries, who was charged with first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a weapon. Charging documents say Jeffries had a 7.62 caliber semi-automatic firearm and that he had a prior armed robbery conviction in November 2014. The St. Clair County State’s Attorney James A. Gomric filed the charges and bond was set at $2.5 million; Jeffries is being held at the St. Clair County Jail. The motive has not been disclosed.

If anyone in East St. Louis knew Cedric or saw activity at the Mobil Gas Mart on September 23, 2019, please come forward with information.