Courtland Crump, 32, was found dead inside a residence in the 8600 block of Stella Avenue in Berkeley, Missouri, after a shooting early on the morning of Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Officers arrived at about 6:35 a.m.; Crump had suffered at least one apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons opened a homicide investigation and described it as very active.

No arrests or suspects were publicly identified in the initial reports about Crump’s death, and the motive remained unclear as detectives sought to piece together the circumstances. Police asked anyone with information to contact investigators or submit anonymous tips through CrimeStoppers.

If anyone has information about what happened on Stella Avenue that morning, please share tips with the investigators handling the case.