Zio’yun Moton was 19 when he was found dead on December 3, 2018. His body was discovered in Belleville, Illinois; authorities say he was fatally shot and that his death is treated as a homicide. Moton was from East St. Louis, a city noted for a high rate of violent crime, and his killing fits a pattern of unsolved murders there.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified in Moton’s case, and there have been no reported court actions connected to the killing. Between 2000 and 2018 East St. Louis recorded 453 murders with a reported resolution rate of 25 percent, a statistic cited by Moton’s family as part of their concern about local investigative outcomes.

If anyone knew Zio’yun, saw him on or before December 3, 2018, or has information relevant to the shooting, please come forward to help his family seek justice.