Early on June 1, 2019, a dispute outside a business near MLK Drive and Cora in Saint Louis turned into a deadly exchange of gunfire. Police found two men with gunshot wounds around 1 a.m.; 51-year-old Lonnie Bailey was pronounced dead at the scene. Lazarus Baber, 41, was taken to a hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds but later died there.

Investigators believe an argument between Baber and Bailey as they were leaving the business precipitated the shootout. The Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation but described the case as difficult: witnesses were not forthcoming and leads were scarce.

If anyone saw the confrontation that night or has information about either man’s movements near MLK Drive and Cora shortly before 1 a.m., please come forward.