Leonard Wilkins Jr., 27, was shot in the back and killed in north St. Louis on the evening of Friday, May 8, 2020. The shooting happened near the intersection of Marcus and Evans Avenue in the Lewis Place neighborhood at about 9:30 p.m. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his wound.

Wilkins, known as Lil Len, was a musician who played drums and keyboard, and had been writing, recording and releasing his own songs and videos. He was also a devoted father. The St. Louis homicide division opened an investigation; no motive, persons of interest or arrests were publicly announced in the immediate aftermath.

If anyone saw activity near Marcus and Evans Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on May 8, 2020, or has information about who shot Leonard Wilkins, please come forward.