Deonta Landrum, a 38-year-old African American man, was killed by gunfire in St. Louis on August 30, 2020. Police responded to reports of a shooting in the northern part of the city; Landrum sustained fatal gunshot wounds. In some reports a male victim was found inside a residence in the 6300 block of Stratford Avenue near Goodfellow Boulevard the following morning, though authorities did not immediately release the victim’s identity.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Division canvassed the area for witnesses and evidence. His death was recorded amid a significant rise in homicides in St. Louis during the summer of 2020 and has been remembered by family and community members as part of the city’s wave of gun violence.

If anyone knew Deonta Landrum or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.