Cortez McCray was 24 when he died in East Saint Louis, Illinois, on April 16, 2019. His obituary lists him as a resident of Cahokia, Illinois.

According to reports, on March 6, 2023 an Illinois State Police trooper found a body in the street at 9th Street and Winstanley in East Saint Louis; the deceased was later identified as Cortez McCray. The trooper observed a man, identified as 27-year-old Dontez McCray, running into a nearby home. After a four-hour standoff Dontez McCray was arrested and charged with murder. He had a prior unlawful use of a weapon conviction in 2016 and faced similar charges in 2020; he was being held on $1 million bond at the East Saint Louis Police Department jail.

Does anyone have information about Cortez’s last movements or the intersection where he was found?