Jerrel Webster was fatally shot in the early morning hours of December 14, 2018, during a double shooting at a White Castle restaurant near North Kingshighway and Natural Bridge in north St. Louis. He was 26 and described as Black / African American. The other victim was wounded but survived.

Detectives treated the incident as a homicide and gathered evidence at the scene; investigators concluded that Jerrel had been shot. The case record shows that arrests were later made of several individuals believed connected to the killing, and charges were brought. Prosecutors presented witness testimony and forensic evidence as the cases moved through the courts.