Maurice Patton Jr., 21, was found with at least one gunshot wound just after midnight on February 20, 2020, in the 6000 block of Madison Avenue in Berkeley, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The Berkeley Police Department arrived about 12:05 a.m.; emergency crews transported Patton to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Initial reports incorrectly said he had died on Madison Avenue.

The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons opened a homicide investigation. In the days after the shooting authorities appealed for public help, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The case remains open as the family and community await answers.

If anyone has information about Maurice Patton Jr. or the events on the night of February 20, 2020, please come forward.