Karen Singleton, 77, stops by a memorial set up for Shanna Burns, 22, and her two children, Sebastian Bartlett, 7, and Bailey Humphreys, 2, on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at the intersection of Pontoon Road and Wabash Avenue in Granite City. 鈥淗ow could this have happened? Such a young mother with her two babies. What a sad thing,鈥 said Singleton as she looked over the memorial. Burns and her two children were driving to a birthday party Saturday when a vehicle fleeing police struck their car, killing them.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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MADISON COUNTY 鈥 A mother and her two young children died on their way to a birthday party Saturday when a vehicle fleeing police struck their SUV in Granite City, authorities said.
Shanna Burns, 22, second from right; son Sebastian, 7; and daughter Bailey, 2, died when a car being chased by police struck their vehicle Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Granite City. The children's father and Shanna's聽fianc茅, Cody Humphreys, was not in the car.
Cars drive past a memorial set up for Shanna Burns, 22, and her two children, Sebastian Bartlett, 7, and Bailey Humphreys, 2, at the intersection of Pontoon Road and Wabash Avenue in Granite City on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. 鈥淗ow could this have happened? Such a young mother with her two babies. What a sad thing,鈥 said Singleton as she looked over the memorial. Burn and her two children were driving to a birthday party on Saturday when a vehicle fleeing police struck their car, killing them.
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Karen Singleton, 77, stops by a memorial set up for Shanna Burns, 22, and her two children, Sebastian Bartlett, 7, and Bailey Humphreys, 2, on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at the intersection of Pontoon Road and Wabash Avenue in Granite City. 鈥淗ow could this have happened? Such a young mother with her two babies. What a sad thing,鈥 said Singleton as she looked over the memorial. Burns and her two children were driving to a birthday party Saturday when a vehicle fleeing police struck their car, killing them.
Shanna Burns, 22, second from right; son Sebastian, 7; and daughter Bailey, 2, died when a car being chased by police struck their vehicle Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Granite City. The children's father and Shanna's聽fianc茅, Cody Humphreys, was not in the car.
Cars drive past a memorial set up for Shanna Burns, 22, and her two children, Sebastian Bartlett, 7, and Bailey Humphreys, 2, at the intersection of Pontoon Road and Wabash Avenue in Granite City on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. 鈥淗ow could this have happened? Such a young mother with her two babies. What a sad thing,鈥 said Singleton as she looked over the memorial. Burn and her two children were driving to a birthday party on Saturday when a vehicle fleeing police struck their car, killing them.
