On September 25, 2023, 26-year-old Brian Hill III of Belleville was fatally shot in a triple shooting outside Teddy’s Ju Joint, a nightclub at 7400 Old Missouri Avenue in Cahokia Heights. Hill was found in the grass near the parking lot of the Centreville Church of Christ across the street at about 12:15 a.m. He had been shot several times, was taken to a hospital, and later died.

The same incident killed 38-year-old Jeffrey Paine Jr. of Cahokia Heights, who was shot once and died after being taken to Touchette Regional Hospital in a private vehicle; a third man was wounded and survived. As of November 16, 2023, a suspect, 28-year-old Demonte James, was charged in connection with the double murder and was being held at Menard State Corrections Center.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Brian, please come forward with what you know.