On November 23, 2020, 20-year-old Joyce Freeman was shot and killed in St. Louis while preparing to take her four-day-old son to a doctor’s appointment. Freeman, her boyfriend, and the newborn had entered a vehicle in the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue in Dutchtown when a Nissan Sentra approached and occupants opened fire. The boyfriend attempted to drive away but the Sentra pursued them to the 3900 block of South Broadway, where two people hanging out of passenger windows continued shooting. Freeman sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at a local hospital; her boyfriend and the infant were physically unharmed.

Police identified three suspects from surveillance footage and witness statements and arrested Steven Noah Washington, Deyontez Huntley, and Eric J. Williams. Washington was convicted of first-degree murder, assault, and armed criminal action and later sentenced to life without parole. Williams was convicted of second-degree murder and related charges and received a life term plus 45 years. Huntley was tried and acquitted by a jury. Freeman’s family described her as a caring mother and a mathematics major at Lincoln University.

Did anyone in Dutchtown see the Nissan Sentra that afternoon or have information about the events leading up to the shooting?