John Watson, 33, a Black man, was found fatally shot in a vacant lot in St. Louis on the evening of Saturday, December 22, 2018. Police discovered his body about 7:40 p.m., and his death was one of several homicides in the city during a violent 24-hour period that followed a police chief’s public statement about a drop in violent crime.

Investigators did not immediately release the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and while an arrest was made in one of the other weekend homicides, no suspect was publicly identified in Watson’s case. The investigation continued but grew cold, and there have been no arrests in connection with his murder to date.

Does anyone have information about John Watson or that night in December 2018 that could help bring new leads?