Edward Crawford, a 27-year-old father known for his prominence in the Ferguson protests, died of a gunshot wound to the head on the night of May 4, 2017, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of St. Louis near Salisbury Street and Blair Avenue. He was riding in the backseat while two women occupied the front seats; witnesses in the car told police he began expressing deep distress and rummaging around the backseat before a sudden gunshot. He was pronounced dead shortly before midnight and his body was found in the vehicle.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department initially classified the death as a suicide based on the statements from the people in the car. Crawford’s family strongly disputed that conclusion, saying he had been in high spirits, had just secured a new apartment, and was training for a warehouse job; family members suggested the shooting could have been accidental. At the time of his death he faced pending charges related to the 2014 Ferguson unrest, with a hearing scheduled later that month. Detectives investigated but no suspects were sought and no arrests were made while authorities maintained the working theory of a self-inflicted wound.

If anyone knew Edward or saw events that night, did you see the car near Salisbury and Blair or have information about what happened in that vehicle?