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Sean D ‘YBC Bam’ Williams

Case from Granite City, IL dated Jun 04, 2020

Victim Details

Sean ‘YBC Bam’ Williams

Male

Black / African American

Granite City

IL

2020-06-04

18

Sean D

‘YBC Bam’ Williams

07/01/2026

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Sean D. “YBC Bam” Williams, 18, a Black male, was shot multiple times on the night of June 4, 2020, in the 2500 block of Madison Avenue in Granite City, Illinois. Officers arrived around 10:33 p.m. to find him gravely wounded; he was taken to Gateway Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 11 p.m. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated to assist Granite City Police as detectives pieced together what had happened outside the residence.

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  • Alton Telegraph: Two teens charged in fatal Granite City shooting
  • Alton Telegraph: One dead after Granite City shooting
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