Brendan Kelly is the current Director of the Illinois State Police (since 2019). Recently in the news after a mass shooting in East St. Louis Southwest Illinois, five people were killed and two teens are in custody in what police call a targeted attack. Kelly's office is seen in the context of state policing and public safety responses to mass violence.
Five people have been killed and two others wounded in a targeted mass shooting across three East St. Louis locations over the weekend. Two teens, including a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, are in custody. The suspects have been charged/allegations include murder and other counts; the incidents led to a vehicle stop and arrests in a state park.