James Russell, 36, of Ferguson, was fatally shot on the evening of May 9, 2017, in the 4500 block of Margaretta Avenue in Saint Louis. The shooting was part of a double shooting; a 34-year-old man was also shot in the leg and taken to hospital by ambulance, listed initially in critical but stable condition.

Reports say a fight preceded the gunfire, but details of that altercation and the motive have not been released. Russell was taken to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle and was pronounced dead. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Division opened an investigation, and no suspects, arrests, or charges had been announced in the initial reports.

What did anyone in the area see or hear that night on Margaretta Avenue that could help piece together how this dispute turned deadly?