Gerald Alfred, a 28-year-old Black man, was fatally shot at a Shell gas station in Saint‑Louis, Missouri, on the evening of October 18, 2017. The shooting followed an altercation that involved Emmanuel Wesseh and Shannon Taylor. Court documents say the dispute escalated after Wesseh shoved Taylor; Taylor then opened fire, striking both Wesseh and Alfred. Wesseh survived his wounds; Alfred did not.

Taylor was arrested and charged with second‑degree murder for Alfred’s death, first‑degree assault for Wesseh’s injuries, and two counts of armed criminal action. Taylor claimed Wesseh had brandished a gun, but surveillance video from the gas station reportedly showed both Alfred and Wesseh with empty hands when shots were fired. Prosecutors later dismissed all charges against Taylor, citing lack of conclusive evidence and inconsistencies about what happened that evening, leaving no conviction in Alfred’s death.

Did anyone witness the shooting or have information about the moments before the altercation?