Kraig T. Appleton is being held on $1 million bond at the St. Clair County Jail on charges he killed Kellie Ferrell, 41.
East St. Louis Police were assisted in the investigation of the shooting by Illinois State Police investigators after being called to the 2900 block of Converse Avenue at about 10:34 p.m.
Ferrell was taken to Touchette Regional Hospital, where she later died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to a release from state police Saturday.
Life comes at you fast. You can go from High School standout to College Football player to in jail for allegedly shooting a woman.
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