Janese Crawford was a 21-year-old Black woman and young mother from St. Louis, Missouri. Described by family as a singer and songwriter who had enrolled in school to become a nail technician, she left behind her mother, Tameka Walters, and a ten-month-old son, Ja’Siah Jones.

On the afternoon of August 24, 2019, Crawford was a passenger in a vehicle on Interstate 70 when gunfire erupted and struck the car. Her sister, who was in the vehicle, later described bullets flying and ducking to avoid being hit. Emergency responders treated Crawford, but her injuries were fatal.

The shooting occurred during a period of increased violence in the area. The investigation remains open; no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been reported, and the person who fired the fatal shots has not been brought to justice. Does anyone who was on or near I-70 that afternoon remember seeing the vehicle or anything that could help investigators?