On the afternoon of July 25, 2020, Tobyron Shaw was shot and killed during a street argument in north St. Louis. Shaw and a 25-year-old woman were leaving after a dispute when the confrontation with 32-year-old Joseph Downing escalated. Downing produced a firearm and shot Shaw multiple times in the head, chest, and torso; Shaw died at the scene.

The same shooting also seriously injured the woman, who was shot in the face and survived with permanent scarring after Downing’s pistol failed on a second attempt and he struck her with the weapon. Law enforcement identified and arrested Joseph Downing; court documents list prior convictions for distributing controlled substances and assaulting a law enforcement officer. He was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action, and a judge denied him bond.

Are there witnesses or local readers who remember the scene or have information about what led to the argument?