2 teens suspected in shooting spree that killed 5 people from same family in Illinois

Police and prosecutors declined to name the 16- and 15-year-old suspects or even reveal their genders a day after they were captured in East St. Louis.

Two teenagers were arrested following a mileslong shooting spree in southern Illinois that left five people from the same family dead, officials said Monday.

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Police and prosecutors declined to name the 16- and 15-year-old suspects or reveal their genders a day after they were captured in East St. Louis.

Authorities also left open exactly how the suspects are related to each other and to their alleged victims.