In the early hours of July 4, 2025, the quiet of Alton's Oakwood Avenue was broken by gunfire that pierced the walls of a home in the 900 block. Inside, 17-year-old Shabrya L. Hudson, a Black female, was struck by a bullet while she sat in her apartment. First responders arrived around 2 a.m., rendered aid, and rushed Shabrya L. Hudson, 17, female, to a local hospital before she was airlifted to St. Louis; despite efforts, she died from her wounds. Investigators later described her as an uninvol
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