Two Teens Charged in East St. Louis Family Mass Shooting

Two teenagers—one 16-year-old who will be prosecuted as an adult and a 15-year-old girl who will start in juvenile court before possible transfer—were charged with murder in a weekend mass shooting in East St. Louis that killed five family members and wounded two across three locations. The suspects were arrested after a vehicle stop at a state park; motive hasn’t been disclosed, though the girl’s father says she plotted the attacks with her boyfriend, Ja’ymeir Davis, who faces murder and seven other charges. One victim, Cherie May, was shot earlier in the week. The case continues as investigators seek more details.