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Illinois teen in clown outfit charged with murder of 78-year-old man
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News – NBC 7 San Diego
A teenager accused of stabbing a 78-year-old man to death while dressed as a clown was charged with murder Thursday, and the prosecutor wants to try him as an adult, Illinois officials said.
John Wesley Allen was killed Monday in East St. Louis.
He “was waiting at a bus stop when he was stabbed in a random attack by a suspect wearing a clown outfit,” Illinois State Police said.
WATCH HERE WATCH HEREThe 15-year-old suspect, who was arrested after the stabbing, was charged Thursday with a count of first-degree murder, state police said in a statement.
East St. Louis is across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.