In the early morning of September 12, 2021, police in St. Louis responded to reports of a shooting in the Downtown West neighborhood. Officers arriving around 2:00 a.m. found an unresponsive man lying in the street on the 1300 block of Convention Plaza near North 13th Street. He was identified as 22-year-old Dajuan Love Jr., a Florissant resident who lived on the 1200 block of Aspen Drive.

Medical examiners determined Love had suffered fatal gunshot wounds to his torso and leg; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department homicide division opened an investigation. As of early 2022 investigators had not identified any suspects or a motive and no arrests were announced.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share tips with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.