A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old are reportedly in custody after five members of a family were shot and killed in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Sunday.
FOX 19 reported that two other people were shot and are in critical condition.
The shootings occurred across three different locations, and “all the victims are related,” according to authorities.
FOX 2 Now identified the deceased shooting victims as 21-year-old Quentin L. Thompson, 24-year-old Devin D. May, 25-year-old Shania Thompson, 49-year-old Cherie L. May, and 74-year-old Patricia A. May.
The Illinois State Police arrested the 15- and 16-year-old suspects in Frank Holten State Park. Charges have yet to be filed against the teenagers, and no details were provided on the guns used in the attacks.
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