Two Illinois teenagers were arrested after a family was found massacred following a shooting spree on Sunday, July 12. The two teens arrested reportedly are a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy. The suspects are reported as girlfriend and boyfriend, per ABC7 Chicago.
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Two Illinois Teenagers Arrested After Family Found Massacred
Seven family members were shot in East St. Louis on Sunday morning, according to the Illinois State Police.
Five of the family members have died, and one of the two teenagers, reportedly the 15-year-old girl, is related to the victims.
The deceased victims include Patricia May, 74, Cherie May, 49, Devin May, 24, 21-year-old Quentin Thompson, and Shania Thompson, 25. Additionally, two others were also shot and are reportedly in critical condition.
“On July 12, 2026, the East St. Louis Police Department requested PSEG assistance after human remains were discovered at the Samuel Gompers Homes,” read the ISP press release. “The victims are all related to the female suspect.“
KMOV reports that the shooting spree took place in three locations — Jones Park, the Samuel Gompers public housing complex, and a location near Summit Ave. and N 39th St.
One Family Member Was Dismembered
The ISP noted that all of the family members are related to the 15-year-old victim. However, her name is being withheld because she is under 16. Furthermore, the other suspect was listed as Ja’ymier Davis.
“PSEG Agents presented the case to St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric, who approved five counts of First-Degree Murder,” read the release. “Two counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder … two counts of Aggravated Battery … one count of Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking … one count of Dismembering a Human Body, and one count of Unlawful Use of a Stolen Firearm. Davis is charged as an adult and is being held at the St. Clair, County Jail pending his first court appearance.”
The 15-year-old was also charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
Suspects’ Alleged Motive Revealed By Family
According to KSDK News, the two other victims were identified as Tiffany Thompson and Santasha Scott, the cousin and mother of the female suspect.
Another family member, Lamarion Smiley, said that the teens were motivated because they wanted to be together.
“They wanted to eliminate everybody that had a problem with the situation,” said Smiley. “There was a list on Instagram that they, her, and the boyfriend made, so we were aware. We just didn’t know when… They took them to Jones Park, and they fired off in the vehicle, hitting my wife 4 times. Killing Quentin And Shania Thompson. And shooting my auntie in the face…. She stood over my wife. Trying to kill her, but they had no more bullets.”
Furthermore, Patricia May’s thumb was reportedly cut off. To note, May is the grandmother of the 15-year-old suspect. Her daughter, Cherie, was the suspect’s aunt and the mother of Devin May. Quentin Thompson and Shania Thompson were the suspects’ siblings, per PEOPLE and KARE 11 News.
“I can’t show her no sympathy,” he said of his daughter. “She chose to do this. No stipulation… Everybody had a choice.”
