On a cold December evening in Saint-Louis, Missouri, 40-year-old Jerry Monroe was killed by gunfire on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Officers who answered a 9:21 p.m. call in the 8700 block of Link Avenue found Monroe and another man suffering from gunshot wounds. Monroe, a resident of that block, was pronounced dead at the scene; the second victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons opened an investigation into the double shooting and asked the public for help. No motive or suspect information has been released, and there have been no public announcements about arrests.

If anyone who lived on or near Link Avenue that night has information that could assist the investigation, please contact the St. Louis County Police or CrimeStoppers.