Derrel Williams was 15 when he was found in the street on the 4700 block of Cupples Place in north St. Louis in the summer of 2019, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities have not publicly identified any suspects or announced arrests, and the circumstances of the shooting are described as unclear. His death was one of several unsolved killings of children in the St. Louis area that year, a string of cases that left the community and his family seeking answers. The investigation into Williams’s homicide remains ongoing and officials continue to ask for information that could lead to a breakthrough.

If anyone has information about what happened to Derrel Williams on Cupples Place, please come forward to help the investigation.