Stefan Christopher Chism Dunn, 19, was fatally shot on the night of June 14, 2024, on Camp Jackson Road in Cahokia Heights. After being wounded he ran to the parking lot of Mars Supermarket and collapsed; he was pronounced dead at 11:36 p.m. in the emergency room at Touchette Regional Hospital. Another person was wounded in the same incident and is expected to recover. No arrests have been announced and the Cahokia Heights Police Department is asking the public for help with the investigation.

Stefan was the son of Lagrant Dunn and Ashley Chism and one of 13 siblings. Family members remember him as a caring brother who loved basketball — winning a gold medal at the Mary E. Brown Center in East St. Louis and known for his three-point shooting. Funeral services were held on July 5, 2024, at Greater St. Mark COGIC with burial at Sunset Gardens of Memory in Millstadt.

If anyone was in the Camp Jackson Road or Mars Supermarket area on the night of June 14 and has information, please contact the Cahokia Heights Police Department.