Man charged in 2011 shooting death of truck delivery driver in East St. Louis
Fourteen years after a truck delivery driver was gunned down and fatally shot while making a delivery in East St. Louis, one man accused now faces a murder charge.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Fourteen years after a truck delivery driver was gunned down and fatally shot while making a delivery in East St. Louis, one man accused now faces a murder charge.
The St. Clair County State’s Attorney Office has charged Alan Davis, 34, of East St. Louis, with one count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Truman Lee Smith, 40, of Irondale, Missouri.
Investigators say, on February 17, 2011, Smith was shot in the 2600 block of McCasland Avenue as he was making a delivery. An armed individual approached Smith, demanded money and later shot him during the altercation.
Moments after the shooting, Smith was able to describe the suspect to officers before he was promptly rushed to a hospital. Smith later died from his injuries in the shooting.
After a thorough investigation, Davis was identified as the suspect.
Illinois State Police report that Davis was already jailed in Hillsboro, Illinois for an unrelated weapons conviction in 2012.
The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 Major Crimes Unit led the investigation that resulted in the charges.
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