On the morning of October 15, 2020, 19-year-old Ryan Hampton was driving a silver Chrysler sedan northbound on Lucas and Hunt Road near Halls Ferry Road in the Jennings area of St. Louis County, Missouri, with two children in the car, a 9-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy. In the 8700 block a stolen black Jeep Cherokee containing two men approached, and occupants of the Jeep opened fire into Hampton’s vehicle in what authorities described as an act of road rage. The gunfire caused the vehicles to collide; the Jeep was left inoperable on the roadway and Hampton’s car stopped at the side of the road.

Officers who responded to a ShotSpotter activation found Hampton with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The two children survived and were treated for minor injuries. Detectives later identified 19-year-old Cameron Bernard as a suspect and took him into custody in January 2021; authorities say the Jeep had been reported stolen and that Bernard fired from the stolen vehicle into Hampton’s car.

Who in the Jennings area remembers seeing either vehicle or the scene that morning and can help fill in what happened?