On the morning of August 19, 2020, a shooting in the Gravois Park neighborhood of St. Louis left 19-year-old Richard Hodges dead. Police say the shooting occurred around 1:31 a.m. on the 2700 block of Miami Street; Hodges was found in a yard at about 5:50 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives reviewed the neighborhood for evidence and obtained surveillance video that investigators say captured the incident. That footage was used to identify a suspect. On September 9, 2020, prosecutors announced 20-year-old Marqueze Murray had been taken into custody and charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in connection with Hodges’ death.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Richard Hodges is asked to come forward.