A family dispute in the Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood of St. Louis turned deadly in the early hours of June 21, 2020. According to charging documents, 32-year-old Lorenzo Chambers-Harris and his brother, Keenen Chambers-King, were involved in a verbal and physical altercation in front of a Vernon Avenue home. After the fight ended, the brothers continued arguing. As Lorenzo stepped toward the front door, Keenen, then 27, produced a firearm and shot him in the head and chest.

Police arrived about 3:29 a.m. and found Lorenzo on the porch with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A 28-year-old woman was also struck, suffering leg and buttocks injuries and was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Keenen remained at the scene and, according to the charging documents, made a spontaneous statement admitting he had shot his brother; he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Lorenzo is remembered as outgoing and talented: born in Houston, raised in St. Louis, a Gateway Institute of Technology High School graduate who earned a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Prairie View A&M University, worked as a City of St. Louis Code Enforcement inspector, and performed with the musical group No Doze.