On the morning of October 7, 2019, police in North St. Louis found the body of 33-year-old Brandi Leachman in a yard behind a vacant building on the 5000 block of Enright Avenue. She had been fatally shot, and investigators from the Homicide Division opened an inquiry into who targeted her and why. In the days after the discovery, police reported they did not have a suspect in custody.

Leachman lived near where she was found. Her death compounded recent family tragedies: a 10-year-old son was killed in a hit-and-run in 2017 that remained unsolved, and in 2018 her other son, then 15, was shot by a police officer. The community held a vigil at Fountain Park the Saturday after her death, and a fundraiser was organized to help with funeral costs.

Anyone with information about Brandi Leachman’s killing is asked to contact the Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers.