Antwon Givands, 41, was found critically wounded and died at the scene on the 2500 block of Hodiamont Avenue in St. Louis on the evening of January 12, 2022. First responders had been dispatched after a distress call around 7:20 p.m.; although the initial report suggested a shooting, investigators on scene determined Givands had suffered fatal puncture wounds and classified the death as a stabbing.

Givands was a resident of the same street where he was found and was remembered by people who knew him as a loving uncle to three children. No suspects or arrests had been announced in the immediate aftermath, and detectives described the investigation as active while they worked to determine a motive.

If anyone saw activity on Hodiamont Avenue that night or has information about this homicide, please share what is known with investigators.