A nine-year-old boy named Caion Greene was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on March 7, 2021, in the LaSalle Park neighborhood of St. Louis, on the 900 block of LaSalle Park Court. Caion was sitting in the back seat of his family’s SUV with his mother, her fiance9, and his seven-month-old brother. The family had driven there to drop off food at Caion’s grandmother’s home when people approached the parked vehicle and opened fire through dark-tinted windows.

Bullets struck Caion in the chest while he was inside the car; his family members, including the infant, were not physically injured. Caion, a fourth-grade honor roll student who was due to receive a perfect-attendance award the next day, was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his wounds. Investigators initially described the shooting as a possible case of mistaken identity.

Police arrested 17-year-old Darryl Lamont Williams on March 31, 2021. In July 2024 Williams pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Anyone who knew Caion or has information about the attack is asked to come forward.