Clown-costume teen linked to fatal East St. Louis bus-stop stabbing
TL;DR
A 15-year-old boy wearing a clown costume is in custody after fatally stabbing 78-year-old John Wesley Allen Sr. at a bus stop in East St. Louis in what investigators describe as a random act. Ring doorbell footage captured the suspect nearby about an hour earlier, and authorities are reviewing additional surveillance video as they prosecute him on a first-degree murder charge. Allen, a Navy veteran and longtime bus driver, is mourned by family and community as the investigation continues.
- Teen in clown costume stabbed elderly man to death at bus stop and whispered warning in eerie doorbell video, officials say CNN
- Illinois teen in clown outfit charged with murder of 78-year-old man NBC News
- Family wants teen tried as adult for fatal stabbing FOX 2
- Teen dressed as clown killed man in 'random attack', police say USA Today
- ‘This can’t be real’: Family of East St. Louis stabbing victim says they found out through Facebook First Alert 4
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