On the afternoon of April 1, 2020, 17-year-old Larry Jordan Jr. was shot in the 4500 block of Ridgewood Avenue in the Bevo neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers arrived about 5:34 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found Jordan suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and searched for evidence but, at the time of reporting, no suspect had been identified and no arrests had been announced. The motive for the shooting remained unclear. Jordan’s death was later included in local efforts to highlight unsolved killings of young people in the city.

If anyone in the Bevo area that day saw something or has information that could help investigators, please contact the St. Louis Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers.