On the evening of May 13, 2019, gunfire inside a residence in the 4000 block of Shreve Avenue in the Penrose neighborhood of St. Louis killed 30-year-old Brendan Lee Williams. The shooting happened shortly before 9:00 p.m.; Brendan was one of four men who ultimately died in the attack. Authorities identified the other victims as 42-year-old Robert Williams Jr., 28-year-old Ray Howard, and 27-year-old Kenneth Lee III. Three men were pronounced dead at the scene and a fourth died two days later at a hospital. A fifth man, the 38-year-old homeowner, was shot in the leg and survived.

Brendan was remembered by family and friends as an energetic, fun-loving entrepreneur and a father of two. Investigators classified the incident as a quadruple homicide but initially struggled to establish a motive and did not announce any arrests. The case remains open and the families continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Brendan, please share what you know with investigators.