On September 22, 2019, officers in St. Louis responded to the 5800 block of Maffitt Avenue in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood and found two people fatally shot inside a parked Kia sedan. The victims were 26-year-old Jacqueline Griffin and 22-year-old Derrick Hudson, both pronounced dead at the scene in what was treated as a double homicide.

Investigators recovered physical evidence that later tied two people to the killings. A cigarette butt near the scene produced DNA matching Khalil Hughes. Surveillance footage showed a Chevrolet sedan fleeing the area; when that vehicle was located, officers found a birthday card addressed to Breonna C. White and later detected White’s DNA on the steering wheel. Hughes and White were identified as the primary suspects. Prosecutors charged both with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. Detectives noted Hughes had admitted to a prior conflict with one of the victims.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the investigation into Griffin and Hudson’s deaths is still seeking tips.