Nineteen-year-old Rashad Taylor was shot and killed on the evening of May 1, 2021, at a playground in the 4400 block of Cook Avenue in North City, St. Louis. Taylor, a Hazelwood resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police responded to a call that night and, as of the latest publicly noted updates, had not identified any suspects or persons of interest. No arrests have been reported in connection with the homicide, and local homicide tracking resources list the case as unsolved.

The lack of identified suspects has left Taylor’s family and community without answers about who was responsible for his death. If anyone has information about what happened at the Cook Avenue playground that evening, please come forward to assist the investigation.