In the early morning of April 10, 2026, 29-year-old Davanta McCray was found inside a vehicle in the 2200 block of Market Avenue in East St. Louis with fatal gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:10 a.m. A second person was also shot and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The Illinois State Police led the homicide investigation and, within a day, identified and arrested 49-year-old Anthony L. Powe of Summerfield, Illinois. Authorities say Powe is McCray’s father. On April 11, the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Powe with first-degree murder in McCray’s death and attempted murder for the injury to the other victim; he was held at the St. Clair County Jail pending his first court appearance.

No motive or further details about what led to the shooting have been released. Did anyone in the East St. Louis area witness activity on Market Avenue that morning or have information about Davanta McCray’s movements before the shooting?