A late-summer shooting in Saint Louis’ West End left two men dead. On August 29, 2017, gunfire at the intersection of Page Boulevard and Belt Avenue wounded 45-year-old Otis Bennett and 44-year-old Matthew Barry. Both were taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police arrested two men, Korey Edwards and Marvell Minnis, and charged both with two counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Prosecutors’ case reportedly relied in part on a witness who identified Minnis as the shooter; police did not immediately disclose a motive.

In June 2019, Marvell Minnis was acquitted of all charges in the killings of Bennett and Barry. The acquittal closed the case for one accused, while questions for the victims’ families remained. If anyone knew Otis Bennett or has information about the shooting, please come forward with what was seen or heard that night.