Bradford L. Readus, 22, was shot and killed in Cahokia Heights, Illinois on February 6, 2024. Officers were called about 1:04 p.m. to a residence in the 700 block of Mildred Avenue, where Readus was found and later pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cahokia Heights Police Department asked the regional Major Case Squad to assist. The investigation was led by Lt. Rob Thomason of the Belleville Police Department, with involvement from Detective Kevin Phegley of Columbia PD and Sergeant Kyle Bade of Shiloh PD. Authorities identified a suspect and charged 21-year-old Niko A. Goree with 1st Degree Murder in connection with Readus’s death.

Who in the Cahokia Heights community has information about Bradford Readus or the events on Mildred Avenue that afternoon?