On September 12, 2017, 22-year-old Andre Crawford Jr. was fatally shot in the 5800 block of Wabada Avenue in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri. The shooting began after another man drove to meet his ex-girlfriend, who was dating Crawford; that man reportedly intended to give gas money to the mother of his child.

Police identified Larron Hamilton as the primary suspect and prosecutors later charged him with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action. Authorities said Hamilton had stalked Crawford on social media before driving to the scene and that Crawford was shot in the back.

Hamilton went to trial in January 2023. He testified that Crawford threatened him with a firearm and that he shot in self-defense. After four days of testimony, the jury found Hamilton not guilty on all counts, accepting the defense that the shooting was justified.

Does anyone have information about Crawford’s final hours or witnessed the confrontation on Wabada Avenue?