Johnny Lovett, a 60-year-old Ironworkers Local #392 member from East St. Louis, Illinois, was shot and killed on November 24, 2017. He was found in his pickup after it struck a tree, rolled into the woods and caught fire; Centreville police responded after 911 calls reported a body burning in a vehicle.

Investigators say Lovett had stopped to speak with a group of four young men, at least one of whom he knew, and that robbery is believed to have been the motive. Keundray Kilpatrick, a 21-year-old from Centreville, was identified as the shooter, charged with first-degree murder, and later pleaded guilty and received a 25-year prison term with 100% to be served.

Lovett, born August 11, 1957, was remembered as a husband, father and longtime ironworker. If anyone knew Lovett, his movements that day, or the group he stopped to speak with, please come forward with information.