On the afternoon of October 26, 2021, officers from the North County Precinct in St. Louis County responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 2000 block of Wilbert Drive near Koeneman Park in the Jennings area. At about 4:45 p.m. they found 34-year-old Brandon Ellis, a resident of the neighborhood, suffering apparent gunshot wounds. Ellis was pronounced dead at the scene and the Bureau of Crimes Against Persons opened a homicide investigation.

Detectives canvassed the area and collected evidence while the investigation was described as very active. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the St.

If anyone knew Brandon Ellis or witnessed activity in the Koeneman Park area on October 26, 2021, please contact investigators with any information.