On the afternoon of October 21, 2019, 19-year-old David Anderson Jr. was found in the yard of a home on Kingsland Avenue in University City, Missouri, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries. Police say the shooting occurred near Kingsland and Corbitt Avenues around 3:45 p.m.

Investigators concluded the attack was retaliatory and a case of mistaken identity: the shooters were targeting someone connected to a separate shooting in St. Louis County the previous day, and Anderson had no involvement in that incident. A group of men approached Anderson with the intent to shoot him.

Subsequent prosecutions named several defendants in connection with the killing and an associated drug conspiracy. One man admitted to being among the shooters; others were convicted on firearm and fentanyl-related charges tied to the case. If anyone knew David or was in the Kingsland Avenue area that afternoon, please share what was seen or heard.