On November 24, 2020, 21-year-old Jonail Carroll, a Black man from Saint Louis, Missouri, was fatally shot in Velda City, St. Louis County. Officers responding to what was initially reported as a vehicle crash found a wrecked car at Lucas and Hunt Road near Lincoln Avenue with two occupants who had sustained gunshot wounds. Carroll was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead later that day. The other occupant survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

The St. Louis County Bureau of Crimes Against Persons opened and is handling the investigation. As of this writing no arrests have been announced, and law enforcement has not released information about suspects or a motive. The case remains unsolved, and Carroll’s family continues to seek answers.

If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity in the area that afternoon, please come forward to assist the investigation.