On the evening of July 4, 2020, four-year-old Michael ’Tre’ Goodlow III was struck by a stray bullet while watching fireworks with his family in St. Louis, Missouri. Paramedics took him to a local hospital in critical condition; he died days later from his injuries.

Investigators with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department say the projectile appeared to be celebratory gunfire fired into the air from a distance and not aimed at Michael. Despite public appeals and an active inquiry, no suspects have been publicly identified or arrested.

Michael’s death remains an unresolved and devastating loss for his family and the community. If anyone has information about the shooting or remembers activity in the area that night, please come forward to investigators.