On the late afternoon of September 27, 2017, 21-year-old Airk Michael Rader was found dead inside his residence on Township Line Road, just north of Warrenton, Missouri, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. The Warren County Sheriff’s Department called in the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis; the squad was later stood down and the investigation returned to the county sheriff’s office. Investigators have said they do not believe the killing was random and have examined leads including a possible drug-related motive; Airk had prior drug convictions.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced, and the case remains open and unsolved. Less than two months earlier, on August 8, 2017, Airk survived an armed home invasion, assault, and attempted robbery at the same residence; four people were charged in that attack and two, Ashton N. Roach and Jack T. Huck, received 10-year sentences, though authorities have not established a definitive link between that crime and his murder.

If anyone knew Airk, his routines, associates, or saw anything unusual around Township Line Road in late September 2017, please share what could help this investigation.