Keron Hickman, a 23-year-old African American man from Alton, Illinois, was shot multiple times in the early morning hours of August 26, 2018, on the 400 block of W. 19th Street in Alton. He was taken to OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center, where he was pronounced dead. Two other people, James S. Harrison and Jamal M. McIntosh, were also wounded and treated for gunshot injuries at local hospitals.
The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis activated 28 investigators from 17 agencies for the investigation. Five people were arrested and charged in connection with the shootings: Jordan T. Jackson, 20, faced multiple counts including alternate counts of first-degree murder for the killing of Hickman, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm for the shootings of Harrison and McIntosh, plus weapons charges; Markell J. Taylor, 18, was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison; Kiondo Jones, 19, and Daelin Hampton, 18, were charged with unlawful use of weapons; Bryanna L. Kingcade, 19, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
What details do readers remember from that night or from the investigation that might help fill gaps in the timeline?