Rashauwn Haley, a 26-year-old Black man from St. Louis, was fatally shot on January 18, 2018, in the Jeff Vander Lou neighborhood. Officers responded to a reported vehicle accident near Compton Avenue and Franklin Avenue around 1:50 p.m. and found Haley in one of the cars with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Haley had been shot while inside his car a few blocks from the crash site, then tried to drive away before losing control and crashing near Chambers Park. The case was investigated by the St. Louis Homicide Division after EMS workers discovered the gunshot wounds following an initial accident report.

Police arrested a 17-year-old male and charged him with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The suspect reportedly told detectives he shot Haley because he believed he had been cheated during a drug transaction; a judge set bail at $1 million and the teen’s name was not released due to his age.

If anyone has information about Haley, his movements that day, or the shooting, please come forward.