Armaun James Maundo Jackson, 19, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his vehicle on the afternoon of January 17, 2022, in the 7300 block of Ridgehaven Lane at the Norwood Court apartment complex in St. Louis County. Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 2:15 p.m.; Jackson had sustained multiple close-range gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Jackson was lured to the location via electronic communications. Texts exchanged minutes before the shooting involved a woman identified as Destinee Reese and a man named Rodney Holt III, with arrangements made to meet at the apartment where Holt lived. Witnesses reported that after Jackson arrived and parked, someone approached his car and fired several rounds.

An early arrest led to charges against Randle Canaday based on witness identifications, but those charges were later dropped when investigators concluded he was not the shooter. The case later produced new charges tied to individuals named in the texts and to possession of the firearm. Jackson’s funeral services were held at New Spring Church with interment at New Bethlehem Cemetery.

Does anyone have information about the communications or the events at Norwood Court that afternoon?