On October 8, 2018, St. Louis saw a cluster of fatal shootings within about a one-mile radius. One of the victims was 25-year-old Robert Lamont Lee, a Black man who was shot around 6:45 p.m. in the Hamilton Heights area. He was discovered with gunshot wounds and did not survive despite emergency response efforts.

Lee was remembered by friends and family by nicknames including Lil Flat and Boochie and described as a loving father and brother with an outgoing personality and a bright smile. Police homicide detectives from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated Lee’s death as part of the series of shootings that night; public reports did not announce any immediate arrests or specific suspects linked to his homicide.

If anyone knew Robert Lamont Lee or has information about the shootings that night, please come forward to the police.