EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A 16-year-old, 19-year-old and an unnamed minor have been charged in the fatal shooting of a man this week in East St. Louis.
The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office handed down the charges Friday. Rico Stringer was shot and killed on Tuesday.
Lontae Jefferson, 16 years old of East St. Louis, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder. Allen Edwards, 19 years old of Cahokia, also was charged with first-degree murder. Their bond was set at $1 million.
On Tuesday, police responded at about 1 a.m. to 400 N. 25th Street for the report of a shooting. They arrived to find Stringer, who had been shot. He later died at a hospital. Stringer was 27 years old.
According to St. Clair County prosecutors, Jefferson and Edwards shot Stringer in the abdomen ‘with the intent to kill or do great bodily harm.’
An unnamed juvenile also has been charged in the case, but further details haven’t been released at this time.
All three suspects are in custody at this time.
The case was investigated by Illinois State Police.
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