Robert Frenchie, 29, was found dead on April 20, 2021, in the Central West End neighborhood of Saint Louis. Officers responding to reports of a shooting discovered an overturned vehicle that had struck a light pole in an alley off the 3900 block of Westminster Place. Frenchie was found beside the wrecked car with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police took a man into custody soon after the shooting and submitted the case to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office seeking murder charges. Days later prosecutors declined to file charges, citing self-defense issues and refusing the warrant application; the person detained was released. The Homicide Division continued to investigate the circumstances of the shooting and the crash with no conviction recorded as of the last update.

If anyone witnessed the shooting, the vehicle crash, or has information about events that morning, please share what was seen or heard.