On July 5, 2024, 40-year-old Torian T. Hopkins was fatally shot inside a residence on Judith Lane in Cahokia Heights, Illinois. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene at 3:40 p.m. A second man at the location, 41-year-old Anthony M. Andrews, was also found dead.

Police say the deaths followed a confrontation between Hopkins and Andrews in which both sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Torian Hopkins’s 62-year-old father, Louis E. Hopkins, was charged with first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon; authorities allege Louis Hopkins shot and killed Andrews during the altercation. The Cahokia Heights Police Department and the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis handled the investigation. Officials have not released further details about what led to the shooting or the sequence of events inside the home.

If anyone has information about the incident on Judith Lane or knew either victim, please share what you know with investigators.