Damien Bynum was 39 when he was fatally shot in the head on October 2, 2017, in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood of North City, Saint-Louis, Missouri. His death came during a wave of shootings that affected the city that day, contributing to a tense atmosphere in the community.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and detectives have been collecting evidence and pursuing leads. Officials have not released names of persons of interest or suspects, and no arrests have been announced; the case remains unsolved.

If anyone was in JeffVanderLou on October 2, 2017, or has information about this shooting, please come forward to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.