Lamont Lawrence Hill was 18 when he was shot and killed on the afternoon of July 11, 2020, in the Columbus Square neighborhood of St. Louis near the 900 block of O’Fallon Street. Calls to police reporting a shooting came in shortly after 4:00 p.m. The injured teenager was taken from the scene by a private vehicle and transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Homicide detectives opened an investigation, and police reported they had no suspect descriptions and no arrests at the time. Funeral services were held July 25, 2020, at Ronald L. Jones Funeral Chapels, and Hill was buried at New Bethlehem Cemetery. Few details about motive or the events leading up to the shooting have been released.

If anyone in the Columbus Square area that afternoon saw anything or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.