Ja’Zhon Scruggs, a 21-year-old Black man, was found shot and later died on December 17, 2018, in north St. Louis County near Jennings High School. The shooting occurred on a Monday afternoon less than a mile from the campus; initial reports did not describe a public confrontation or give a clear motive. Authorities treated the incident as an active homicide investigation and released his name the next day.

No reporting around the incident tied the shooting to a named suspect, and no arrest, charge, or court action was announced in the immediate coverage. Investigators publicly appealed for witnesses and asked anyone with information to contact St. Louis County Police at 636-529-8210 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477. Public memorial listings record the date and place of his death but do not identify who fired the fatal shots or why.

Did anyone in the area that day see something that could help identify a shooter or a vehicle?