On the evening of April 22, 2021, 24-year-old Tavean Parker was found unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds at the intersection of Genevieve and Thekla avenues in the Walnut Park East neighborhood of St. Louis. Police were called at about 7:40 p.m.; emergency responders pronounced Parker dead at the scene. A nearby car parked in front of a home was reported to have been riddled with bullet holes, and homicide detectives took over the investigation.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department publicly identified Parker as the victim in the days after the shooting. As of the latest public update, no motive or suspects have been released and no one has been publicly identified or taken into custody. The investigation remains active and the department has asked the community for information.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Parker’s movements that evening, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.