On the morning of December 8, 2020, officers responded to a shooting in the 6500 block of Whitney Avenue in St. Louis. At about 11:24 a.m. they found a Black male suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died shortly after arrival. The victim was identified as 20-year-old Samson Cooper Jr.

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis led the homicide investigation with the Pagedale Police Department. Detectives developed evidence that led to the arrest of 19-year-old Deyontez Huntley. He was charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Armed Criminal Action, and a judge set bond at $200,000 as the case moved forward.

Are there any witnesses or local residents who remember the shooting or saw activity in the area that morning?