EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A woman was shot and killed while sitting in the driver seat of a vehicle Saturday night in East St. Louis.
Officers received a call for shots fired at 7:48 p.m. in the 2500 block of Henrietta Avenue, which is near State Street and N. 25th Street.
The police department said the officers arrived to find a woman dead in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. A man in the passenger seat was also shot. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment, where he remained Sunday night.
The St. Clair County coroner identified the victim as Cara D. Young. She was 34 years old.
East St. Louis police requested help from the Illinois State Police Zone 6 investigators.
Police have not released any further details at this time.
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