Markela Howliet, 21, was fatally shot on December 22, 2024, at about 7:27 p.m. in the 400 block of North Sixth Street in East St. Louis, Illinois. Emergency responders from the Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department pronounced her dead at the scene. The killing was recorded as the city’s 16th homicide of 2024.

By December 28, 2024, no arrests or suspect identifications had been publicly reported and the East St. Louis Police Department had not released further details. The case remains under active investigation and the community has been left in shock and mourning.

If anyone has information about what happened to Markela Howliet, please contact the East St. Louis Police Department.