Kenyetta M Brown

Kenyatta Brown, a 42-year-old Black woman, was found shot in the street on June 12, 2024, in the 1300 block of 45th Street in East St. Louis, across the river from St. Louis. Police were called to the scene and investigators treated it as a homicide almost immediately, describing her as a deceased female located outdoors with a gunshot wound.

As the first hours of the investigation turned into days, the case moved quickly from the street to the courthouse. Illinois State Police agents as ...