On the evening of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, police in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, launched a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of 17-year-old male Fontez Forest. The teenager, a resident of East St. Louis, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the driveway of a residence on the 100 block of St. James Lane. Officers had responded to reports of shots fired in the area around 7 p.m. and discovered the victim at the scene. Despite the arrival of emergency personnel,
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