Christopher Earl Alexander, 27, was fatally shot on the evening of March 8, 2020, in the Walnut Park East neighborhood of Saint‑Louis, Missouri. Reports say he had ingested drugs and was behaving aggressively and erratically in the moments before the shooting; his sister, Sierra Alexander, was present and witnessed that behavior.

Authorities identified Jamal Johnson as the person who fired the fatal shot. The Saint‑Louis Police Department concluded Johnson acted in self‑defense and classified the death as a justifiable homicide. No criminal charges were filed and no arrests were made; the case was closed from a legal standpoint. Alexander’s family and friends were left to mourn his passing.

Did anyone in Walnut Park East know Christopher or see what happened that evening?