On April 30, 2023, 17-year-old African American female JaZaria Hempstead of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was shot while traveling in a vehicle on Route 146 in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. The incident occurred around 11:26 a.m., when two juvenile occupants inside a vehicle were struck by gunfire and transported to an area hospital. JaZaria succumbed to her injuries on May 2, 2023.
The second victim, a male minor, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released.
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