Brandon Scott, 29, of St. Louis was fatally shot on the night of September 6, 2021, after a celebration for completing commercial driver’s license classes. He was seated in his Dodge Charger at a red light at Washington Avenue and Second Street when a white Chevrolet Suburban pulled alongside and occupants fired 14 shots from two different 9mm firearms into his car.

Scott’s vehicle then accelerated and crashed on a flight of stairs on the Gateway Arch grounds; police were called at 11:57 p.m. and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Scott was a father of two, including an infant two months old at the time.

Video surveillance helped identify the Suburban and those connected to it; two people were arrested in the investigation.