On August 24, 2019, a dispute over personal matters outside a home in the 1500 block of Leonaire Court in North St. Louis County ended with 28-year-old Raymond Johnson being shot by the homeowner. Johnson was taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds and died several days later on August 30, 2019.

The homeowner, 60-year-old Edward Meeks, was arrested at the scene. He was initially charged with first-degree assault while Johnson was still hospitalized; after Johnson died the prosecutor upgraded the charges to second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Meeks was held in custody on a $50,000 cash-only bond.

The case centers on how a personal argument escalated to deadly violence in front of Meeks’ residence and the rapid change from an assault case to a homicide investigation. Does anyone have information about the confrontation on Leonaire Court or knew either man and can help clarify what happened?