On the evening of June 25, 2018, 66-year-old Boris Iouioukine was working his shift as a driver for the Laclede Cab Company in St. Louis. At about 8:52 p.m. he was dispatched for a fare. The passenger, identified as James Flannel, entered the red minivan taxi armed with a nine-millimeter pistol. As the vehicle traveled to the 2500 block of East Dodier Street, Flannel reportedly brandished the weapon and shot Iouioukine. The suspect then pushed Iouioukine out of the vehicle and fled in the stolen taxi. Neighbors saw a man lying in the street and emergency responders pronounced Iouioukine dead at the scene shortly after 9:26 p.m.

Police found the missing taxi the next morning in St. Louis County; a shell casing and a discarded water bottle were recovered inside, and a fingerprint on the bottle matched Flannel. A firearm later recovered in Spanish Lake Park was linked to the shooting. Law enforcement took Flannel into federal custody in mid-July 2018; he was indicted on charges including the carjacking that resulted in Iouioukine’s death. Does anyone have information about Boris’s life in St. Louis or witnessed that June 25 evening scene?