Destiny Gray, 20, was found shot to death on December 23, 2019, on the front porch of a residence in the 4000 block of Cora Avenue in the Penrose neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers arrived shortly after midnight and emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the torso.

Homicide detectives took a 22-year-old man into custody immediately after the shooting and recovered a firearm at the scene. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division handled the investigation and initially withheld the suspect’s name pending formal charges. In the months that followed, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office concluded there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges, describing the incident as a justified shooting.

The decision not to prosecute drew public outrage from Gray’s family; her mother, Le’Jon Gray, joined protests and political advertisements criticizing local prosecutors for not securing justice. If anyone knew Destiny or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.