Charles Christopher Brown was a 44-year-old Black man found shot to death inside a residence in the 3400 block of Goodfellow Boulevard in St. Louis late on the night of Monday, December 28, 2020. His killing was recorded as the city’s 260th homicide of 2020, the highest total St. Louis had seen since 1993.

Police began their investigation at the home where Mr. Brown was discovered. A news photographer at the scene reported investigators concentrating searches in a wooded area behind the nearby Hillvale Apartments, though officials did not disclose what, if anything, was recovered or why that area drew attention. In the days after the discovery authorities released no information about a motive or a person of interest, and no arrests had been announced by the end of December 2020.

Anyone with information about Mr. Brown, his movements that night, or the area around Goodfellow Boulevard and Hillvale Apartments is asked to come forward.