On the afternoon of November 1, 2020, gunfire in the 5300 block of Gladstone Place in St. Louis, Missouri, left 24-year-old Steven Strong-Patterson dead. He was sitting in a vehicle with a four-year-old child when someone opened fire, striking him multiple times; the child was not physically injured. Strong-Patterson was pronounced dead at the scene after St. Louis County Police arrived.

Police identified and arrested 28-year-old Eric Carless of north St. Louis County in connection with the shooting. He was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm, and was reported to have a prior felony conviction in Missouri; bond was set at $1 million cash-only. The motive has not been released and the legal process is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.