Sequoia Whitfield was 19 when he was shot and killed in St. Louis on the morning of August 12, 2020. Police found him with a gunshot wound to his back at the McDonald’s on North Tucker Boulevard in the Carr Square neighborhood; he later died of his injuries.

Known as Peanut to friends and family, Whitfield’s death prompted public grief and protests demanding accountability. Investigators focused early on whether he had been shot at the restaurant or arrived there after being wounded elsewhere, but authorities have not released details about a motive or the sequence of events that led to the shooting.

No arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced in the killing. If anyone knew Sequoia, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help, please come forward.