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5 people killed, 2 injured in targeted East St. Louis fambley shooting
St. Louis Public Radio ^
| July 12, 2026
| Alex Heuer
Posted on 07/12/2026 9:45:04 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
Five people were killed and two others were injured in what Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly described as a targeted mass shooting against one family over the weekend in East St. Louis.
Two suspects, ages 15 and 16, have been arrested in connection with the investigation. Authorities said the suspects were taken into custody at Holten State Park. As of Sunday evening, their names had not been released.
The shootings took place at three different places in the city — Jones Park, a residence in the area of 39th and Summit and the Samuel Gompers Homes.
“The picture is coming together,” Kelly said at a Sunday press conference, while declining to provide details about a possible motive.
The victims were identified as:
- Cherie L. May, 49
- Quentin L. Thompson, 21
- Devin D. May, 24
- Shania W. Thompson, 25
- Patricia A. May, 74
(Excerpt) Read more at stlpr.org ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: fambley; fambleygathering; fambleyvalues; guncontrol; itsafambleyaffair; murder; nra; racism; shooting; wearefambley
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Summertime, fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high.
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:46:20 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
To: rktman
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:46:51 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Word to the wary traveler on I-70.
Fuel up in Indiana.
DO NOT stop in Illinois.
DO NOT stop in Missouri until near Columbia!
Eastbound, reverse that.
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:50:02 PM PDT
by
lightman
(Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
To: rktman
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:52:07 PM PDT
by
Salamander
( Please visit my profile page to help me go home again. https://www.givesendgo.com/GCRRDa)
To: rktman
I think the headline writers are beginning to include black English in their headlines.
Soon we’ll read that the Police are axing for information about some crime.
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:52:22 PM PDT
by
John Milner
(Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
To: John Milner
The headline at the link spells it correctly.
To: lightman
I remember Chevy Chase and his "tribe" stopping his metallic-pea green Wagon Queen Family Truckster at a gas station in East St. Louis. Movie was "Vacation".
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:56:23 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
What do libs do with a 15 year old who has killed 5 people?
Reform school? Psychological counseling?
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:57:20 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: John Milner
And somebody called a bambulance.
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posted on
07/12/2026 9:58:00 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
To: PGR88
The rules need to be changed for juveniles committing capital crimes.
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:00:09 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
“In East St. Louis, you have to stand in line to commit a crime.”
- Chili Palmer
From Elmore Leonard’s novel: Be Cool
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:02:40 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
15 & 16yo murderers? Sentenced to juve hall and records sealed?
I mean the mommas will say deys good boys...
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:04:26 PM PDT
by
citizen
(All Bush-era RINOs have got to be primaried out.)
To: Jeff Chandler
It’s an amberlantz, or amberlamps
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:08:03 PM PDT
by
Keyhopper
(Indians had bad immigration laws)
To: citizen
"Dey good boys. Ebrey body lub dem."
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:08:33 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Keep in custody and then try them as adults
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:08:51 PM PDT
by
Keyhopper
(Indians had bad immigration laws)
To: rktman
Must be MumbleMouth from the old Cosby series...
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:10:57 PM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
To: Keyhopper
That is probably the most reasonable solution, short of a necktie party.
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:11:24 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
If that would’ve happened in today’s world, that entire family would’ve been slaughtered.
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:13:48 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie; SaveFerris
I wonder if they know The Commodores?
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posted on
07/12/2026 10:16:54 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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