Carl Netter, a 56-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on July 15, 2020, at a neighborhood barbecue held at the Biker’s Corner Cocktail Lounge and Restaurant in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri. Friends and family were gathered when the shooting occurred and the event shattered the community gathering.

A visitor from Memphis, 51-year-old Kennice Brock, had been asked multiple times to put away a gun he was carrying, but shot Netter despite those requests. The entire incident was captured on surveillance video, which investigators used as evidence in the case. Brock was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action; his defense at trial claimed self-defense while prosecutors relied on the surveillance footage.

Netter’s family described him as someone who was always there for his family. If anyone attended that barbecue or has information about what led up to the shooting, please come forward.