On the evening of May 13, 2019, Robert Williams Jr., 42, was shot dead in a multiple‑victim attack in the 4000 block of Shreve Avenue in St. Louis’ Penrose neighborhood. The shooting also killed three other men — Brendan Lee Williams, 30; Ray Howard, 28; and Kenneth Lee III, 27 — and wounded the homeowner at the scene.

Authorities described the event as a quadruple homicide. No motive has been publicly disclosed, and investigators have not identified or announced any suspects or persons of interest.