EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 Agents were requested by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Department (ACSD) to investigate a shooting which occurred just east of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge on Route 146 in East Cape Girardeau Sunday morning.

ISP says around 11:30 a.m., two occupants inside of a vehicle were found to have been struck by gunfire and were transported to an area hospital. One victim in the shooting, a male minor, was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and released.

On Tuesday, one of the victims, 17-year-old JaZaria S. Hempstead of Cape Girardeau, MO, succumbed to her injuries. On the same day, ISP agents, along with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, arrested 20-year-old Tyrese L. Tucker of Ullin, IL for first-degree murder. Tucker is currently being held at the Massac County Jail in Metropolis, IL. His bond is set at $2,500,000, 10% applies.