Deshawn Bell, 35, was shot and killed late on May 13, 2026, at the Crown Food Mart, 5839 Bond Ave., in Cahokia Heights, Illinois. The store sits directly across the street from the local police station. Emergency crews took Bell to Touchette Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:14 p.m. The St. Clair County Coroner later identified him.

The Cahokia Heights Police Department says an active homicide investigation is underway but the police chief declined to provide further details. As of late May 2026 no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests had been announced; the motive and the circumstances leading to the shooting have not been disclosed.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at the Crown Food Mart or has information about what happened to Deshawn Bell, please come forward to the Cahokia Heights Police Department.