Tradena Lashay Peters, 31, was killed in a shooting on the afternoon of March 12, 2021, on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County, between New Halls Ferry and Old Halls Ferry roads. Peters was traveling in a vehicle when gunfire erupted on the busy stretch of highway; emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene. Two other people in the same incident were also shot and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Missouri Highway Patrol troopers opened an investigation into the homicide. Initial inquiries at the public crime scene did not produce an arrest, and as of early 2022 authorities were still searching for the gunman and no arrests or charges had been reported. If anyone was on Interstate 270 near New Halls Ferry and Old Halls Ferry on March 12, 2021, or has information about who fired on the vehicle, please come forward.