EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – An Illinois state trooper shot and killed a Maryville woman late Sunday evening in East St. Louis.
According to a spokesperson for the Illinois State Police, the shooting happened just before 10:10 p.m. near a convenience store in the 4500 block of State Street.
State troopers located a reported stolen vehicle and attempted to make a traffic stop when the driver put the vehicle in reverse and struck an ISP squad car.
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The driver in the stolen vehicle drove in the direction of a trooper. The trooper took out their service weapon, opened fire at the stolen vehicle, and wounded the driver…