EAST ST. LOUIS — A Missouri man faces a first-degree murder charge after a 28-year-old East St. Louis man was shot multiple times while sitting in a vehicle, Illinois State Police said on Oct. 14, 2026.
Marvonte Coleman, 21, of Spanish Lake, Mo., was taken into custody Oct. 12, 2026, in St. Louis by the St. Louis Police Department following an investigation into the killing of Cobey L. Howard.
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On Oct. 9, 2026, the East St. Louis Police Department requested help from state police special agents with a homicide investigation in the 1200 block of McCasland Avenue. Howard was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Illinois State Police said the investigation identified Coleman as the suspect. Investigators presented the case to St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric, and a first-degree murder charge, a Class M felony, was filed. Coleman was in custody when the charge was issued.
Special agents with the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 Public Safety Enforcement Group handled the investigation. The East St. Louis Police Department, St. Louis Police Department, St. Louis City Police Department, and Hazelwood, Missouri, Police Department assisted.
