Johnnie Jones was 19 when he was killed in a targeted, drug-related ambush on March 16, 2021, in the Near North Riverfront neighborhood of St. Louis. Jones and two friends had gone to the 1100 block of Montgomery Street believing they were meeting buyers for a marijuana sale arranged through Facebook Messenger. When they arrived in their vehicle they were fired on; Jones and his 20-year-old best friend Kortlin Williams were fatally shot at the scene. A third occupant survived with serious injuries.

Investigators recovered about 621 grams of marijuana from the vehicle and later traced the Facebook communications to two men identified as Antaveon Bernard Le Vell Kent and Demorion Little. Digital evidence linked the suspects to the arranged meeting and the shooting. The killings were investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Does anyone have information about the March 16, 2021 meeting or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?