Jerome Taylor was 50 when he was shot and killed on November 15, 2021, after stepping outside to investigate gunfire near an apartment complex in the Peabody Darst Webbe neighborhood of Saint-Louis. Police found him on the ground in the 1400 block of Hickory Lane at about 5:45 p.m.; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. Taylor lived on the 4200 block of North 20th Street.

Investigators say Taylor was an unintended victim, struck because he went to see what was happening. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified in the shooting. If anyone saw activity in the area that evening or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Saint-Louis police.