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Sean D ‘YBC Bam’ Williams

Death by Force
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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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    Victim Details

    Sean ‘YBC Bam’ Williams

    Male

    Black / African American

    Granite City

    IL

    2020-06-04

    18

    Sean D

    ‘YBC Bam’ Williams

    11/24/2025

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