Clown-costumed teen charged after random stabbing kills elderly man in East St. Louis
TL;DR
A 15-year-old boy in a clown costume is in custody and charged with first-degree murder after a random stabbing killed 78-year-old John Wesley Allen Sr. in East St. Louis; Ring camera footage captured the suspect nearby before the attack, which police say was unprovoked.
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