Miljavon Lennearl Sawyer, 21, of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, was found dead on August 24, 2023, in the 5800 block of Pocket Road. Officers responded about 3:41 PM after a report of a body in a field and discovered Sawyer had been shot multiple times and then set on fire; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cahokia Heights Police Department asked the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to assist. The death has been classified as a homicide and the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477). Did anyone in the area see or hear anything on August 24, 2023, that could help this case?