Officer Tamarris L. Bohannon, 29, was killed in the line of duty while responding to a shooting call in the Tower Grove South neighborhood of St. Louis on the evening of August 29, 2020. Bohannon and another officer arrived at the 3700 block of Hartford Street to search for a reported victim when a gunman in a second-story window opened fire, striking Bohannon in the head and wounding a second officer, Arlando Bailey, in the leg.

The assailant, later identified as 43-year-old Thomas Kinworthy, had forced a couple from their home earlier that evening, shot a homeless man in the area, and then barricaded himself inside the residence. Kinworthy remained inside for about 12 hours while SWAT and negotiators responded; police used tear gas and took him into custody the following morning. Bohannon was taken to St. Louis University Hospital in critical condition and died on August 30, 2020. He had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for over three years and left behind a wife and three young children.

Investigators reported the suspect had a violent criminal history and was wanted in Florida at the time of the attack. The case included contested issues about the suspect’s mental health and legal delays during proceedings. Did anyone in the St. Louis area have information or memories of that night that could shed more light on the events leading up to the ambush?