A man was killed by gunfire in the Mark Twain neighborhood of Saint Louis on the evening of February 21, 2020. Officers answered reports of a shooting just after 9 p.m. on the 4900 block of Thekla Avenue and found 59-year-old Anthony Tolefree suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s homicide division opened an investigation and asked the public to call with any information or tips. Authorities did not release a motive or detailed circumstances leading up to the shooting, and no suspect or arrest had been announced in the initial reports; the investigation is believed to be ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened on Thekla Avenue that night, please contact the homicide division or the anonymous tip line.