The first homicide of 2021 in St. Louis was the death of 22-year-old Demont Coleman. On the morning of January 4, 2021, officers responded to a shooting in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. Coleman was found with gunshot wounds in the 3900 block of Lexington Avenue after the shooting began near the 3800 block of Ashland Avenue. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the shooting occurred at a residence near Fairground Park. Court documents state Coleman went to the home and began banging on the front door, where his former girlfriend and her current boyfriend, 18-year-old Tishawn Washington, were inside. Washington fired multiple shots through the closed door, striking Coleman; Coleman attempted to flee but collapsed nearby.

Washington fled the state and was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Harris County, Texas, in June 2021 and was extradited to Missouri to face charges. Does anyone have information about Coleman’s movements that morning or witnessed the events near Lexington Avenue or Ashland Avenue?