Quiantez Fair, a 28-year-old African American male, was killed in East St. Louis, Illinois, on October 2, 2017. His death came during a year when the city experienced a wave of violence and a low homicide clearance rate; only eight of thirty-four homicides were solved that year. Authorities said forensic evidence and usable video were rarely available, and investigators cited limited witness cooperation as a major obstacle to clearing cases.

The St. Clair County state’s attorney Brendan Kelly publicly urged residents to provide any information that might help solve Fair’s murder and other unsolved killings. Louis Police Department and the Illinois State Police had not announced any arrests or named suspects in Fair’s death. Anyone with information is asked to contact the East St. Louis Police Department or CrimeStoppers.