On the night of Sunday, October 4, 2020, William Edwards, a 36-year-old Black man from Cahokia, Illinois, was shot inside Bernie’s Place Bar & Grill in the 1900 block of North Ninth Street in St. Louis’ North Riverfront neighborhood. Police say officers arrived at about 10:45 p.m. and found Edwards inside the business with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives took over the investigation. Shortly after the shooting, a 28-year-old woman from Jennings, Missouri, arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound to her arm. After treatment and discharge she was taken into custody and was charged in connection with Edwards’ death. The motive for the shooting was not disclosed.

If anyone was at Bernie’s Place that night or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what is known.