On the night of March 25, 2020, a Berkeley police officer on patrol found 31-year-old Dennis McLin lying face-down on the street in the 6500 block of Jonas Place with a gunshot wound. McLin was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead a short time later. The Berkeley Police Department asked the St. Louis County Police Department to assist with the homicide investigation.

Investigators reviewed surveillance footage that, according to a probable cause statement, showed a man later identified as Danny Jackson and two others robbing and shooting McLin. The video reportedly captured Jackson driving away from the scene after the shooting. Cell phone records were also analyzed; investigators say both Jackson’s and McLin’s phones were in the same locations before and after the incident. Jackson acknowledged that the tracked phone was his and confirmed ownership of the vehicle seen on video. He was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and two counts of armed criminal action, and was held without bond.

If anyone saw activity in the 6500 block of Jonas Place on March 25, 2020, or has information about this case, please share what is known.