Giovannie Anderson-Bey was a 16-year-old male from East St. Louis who died of gunshot wounds on January 18, 2025. He was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital in Belleville at 9:57 p.m., after a civilian transported him following a shooting in the 2400 block of Bond Avenue in East St. Louis. Illinois State Police agents arrived at the scene at about 9:37 p.m.

Initial reports briefly suggested the shooting might have occurred in St. Louis, Missouri, but investigators confirmed it happened in East St. Louis, Illinois. No arrests have been announced; law enforcement is actively investigating and asking anyone with information to contact Illinois State Police Special Agent Shaun Dannenbrink or submit anonymous tips by email.

Anderson-Bey is survived by his parents, Ronald Anderson-Bey Sr. and Miriam Patton, siblings and extended family. His funeral services were scheduled for February 8, 2025, at Grace Unlimited Community Church in East St. Louis.

Did anyone in the East St. Louis area see or hear anything that night that could help the investigation?