Dejuan Tate

Dejuan J. Tate, 18, of East St. Louis, was fatally shot Jan. 14, 2023, in the 800 block of North 80th Street in East St. Louis. Tate died at a hospital. A 17-year-old boy from East St. Louis was charged with Tate's murder. The juvenile, whose name was not released, was held in lieu of $1 million cash bail at the St. Clair Juvenile Detention Center. The Illinois State Police said on March 14 that the boy has been arrested and charged him with first-degree murder. Police did not release a motive in the killing.