On December 29, 2020, Jevon White was shot and killed on a MetroBus in north St. Louis County in an incident that unfolded in front of other passengers. Court documents say White boarded near Lewis and Clark Boulevard and Parker Road with another man, Dion Raney; witnesses reported the two appeared acquainted and sat together. Raney’s behavior allegedly grew disruptive, the driver intervened, and shortly afterward Raney whispered to White, produced a handgun and fired after an initial misfire, fatally wounding White. Raney is reported to have tried to shoot White again and to have waved the gun while shouting at other passengers.

The driver pulled the bus over near Bellefontaine Road and Interstate 270; Raney got on and off the bus several times and then walked to a nearby grocery store where officers arrested him. While being transported to the police station he reportedly made a spontaneous admission. Raney was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action; court filings note he had other pending St. Louis County charges, including a November 2019 child abuse charge. Does anyone who rode that route or was in the area that day have information that could help fill gaps in the timeline?