Taylor Simpson was 17 and a junior at Lieberman Learning Center when he was shot and killed on April 12, 2017. He was walking on the sidewalk in the 8300 block of Braddock Drive in University City, Missouri, shortly after an early dismissal from his school when a dark-colored sedan approached and shots were fired from the vehicle. Simpson was struck multiple times; two other people nearby suffered minor injuries. Emergency crews transported him to a local hospital around 10:30 a.m., but he did not survive.

Police treated the shooting as a targeted killing and opened an intensive investigation. In May, investigators took a 16-year-old male into custody; he was held at the St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center. Because of the suspect’s juvenile status, identifying details and the specific charges were not widely released, and information about any subsequent trial or disposition has not been made public.

Did anyone in the community have contact with Taylor or information about the events on Braddock Drive that morning?