On the evening of March 18, 2019, James Anthony Sapone, 48, was shot and killed while walking with his fiancée near Cherokee Street and Iowa Avenue in St. Louis. The couple was confronted by assailants who attempted to rob them and steal their vehicle; an altercation followed and a firearm was discharged. Sapone, known to friends as Anthony, was a photographer, Navy veteran, guitarist and electronic music creator. He was taken to a local hospital and died of his wounds.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department initially struggled to develop leads in the busy restaurant-and-shop area where the shooting occurred. Federal authorities later became involved and in September 2019 three people from East St. Louis, Illinois, were federally indicted in connection with Sapone’s death.

If anyone knew James Sapone or witnessed the March 18 incident, can you share what you remember?