Fredrick Purnell was 19 when he was killed on February 20, 2015, in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was a passenger in a vehicle that was approached by 18-year-old Darren McCloud of Shiloh, who allegedly walked up and fired several rounds into the car, fatally wounding Purnell. A 16-year-old passenger was shot in the back and survived; the driver and his 11-year-old sister were not injured.

Authorities arrested Darren McCloud and charged him with first-degree murder; he was held in the St. Clair County Jail on a $1 million bond. Investigators described the shooting as a targeted attack, and the surviving 16-year-old passenger’s testimony helped identify McCloud as the shooter.

If anyone knew Fredrick, the vehicle’s occupants, or saw the shooting on February 20, 2015, please share information that could help the case.