Two teens arrested after five members of family killed in Illinois shooting

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Two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were arrested in Illinois for a targeted mass shooting that killed five members of one family and injured two others in East St Louis; police have not formally charged the suspects yet.

Suspects, aged 15 and 16, taken into custody but not formally charged in ‘targeted mass shooting’ in East St Louis Two teenagers were arrested Sunday in connection with a “targeted mass shooting” that killed five members of the same family and wounded two others in East St Louis, Illinois, according to state police. The 15- and 16-year-old suspects were taken into custody at Holten State Park, a recreation area east of the city, Illinois state police director Brendan Kelly said at a Sunday news conference – but they had not immediately been formally charged with a crime. Continue reading...