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2 men found shot to death at East St. Louis beauty salon

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Police in East St. Louis say two men were found shot to death at a beauty salon.

The (Belleville) News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/2nO6VQ8 ) reports that police found the bodies of 39-year-old Wilber Hall of East St. Louis and 21-year-old Andre Chatman of St. Louis when they responded to a call made shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday that there had been a shooting at the business near the corner of 9th Street and St. Louis Avenue.

The body of one man was found outside the building and the other was found inside the business.

East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Hubbard says the department is investigating the shootings as a double homicide.

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Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com

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