ILLINOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES IN HOMICIDE THAT OCCURRED 14 YEARS AGO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2025
May 23, 2025
EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 Major Crimes Unit led an investigation resulting in charges against 34-year-old Alan Davis of East St. Louis, IL for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).
On February 17, 2011, the East St. Louis Police Department (ESLPD) requested ISP’s assistance with the homicide of 40-year-old Truman Lee Smith of Irondale, MO. ISP and ESLPD officers responded to the 2600 block of McCasland Avenue in East St. Louis. Officers determined Smith was in the area making a delivery as a truck driver when he was approached by an armed male. The male demanded money and shot Smith during the altercation. Upon the arrival of officers, Smith was able to relay what had occurred and provided a description of the suspect. Smith was then transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
After an exhaustive investigation, Davis was ultimately identified as the suspect. On May 22, 2025, the St. Clair County State’s Attorney Office filed the above charges against Davis.
Davis is currently being held at the Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro, IL on an unrelated 2012 conviction for Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. No further information is available.
The charge is not evidence against the defendant, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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