On the early morning of July 4, 2025, gunfire on Oakwood Avenue in Alton pierced the walls of an apartment in the 900 block. Seated inside was 17-year-old Shabrya L. Hudson, a Black female, who was struck by a bullet and later died of her wounds after being rushed to a local hospital and airlifted to St. Louis. Investigators described her as an uninvolved victim hit by a stray round fired during a dispute outside.

Alton Police detectives executed a search warrant at Oakwood Estates and made several arrests over the following days. On July 7, 2025, 18-year-old Joshua L. Glen-Colley was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated unlawful possession of weapons. Prosecutors later charged Tamadrey C. Ballinger with two counts of first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm, alleging Ballinger acted as a lookout and helped identify the intended targets—shots from which penetrated the apartment and struck Shabrya in the head.

Additional arrests included Morgan E. Booth, 23, and Brashonda D. Colley, 44, each charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the investigation; both were released under the terms of their warrants. Police credited sustained investigative work and said they would pursue anyone linked to the shooting. If anyone knew Shabrya or has information about that July 4 incident, please come forward with what can help the investigation.