Michelle Williams was 24 and a mother of two when she was shot multiple times and killed outside a gas station and convenience store near State and North 83rd streets in East St. Louis, Illinois, on June 30, 2019. She had been staying at a shelter for women experiencing or near homelessness at the time and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing a man matching Timothy Stokes’ description near the scene the morning of the killing. Illinois State Police troopers later encountered Stokes walking along Interstate 255; he opened fire on officers, which triggered a manhunt that ended with his arrest in an abandoned home. The weapon used in Michelle’s murder was linked to another killing that same day. Stokes was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm toward a police officer and was convicted in St. Clair County Circuit Court in 2023.

If anyone knew Michelle, saw activity near State and North 83rd streets on June 30, 2019, or has information that could add detail to what happened, please come forward.