German Sanders, 28, was shot and killed on December 20, 2016, after a planned firearm transaction in the Castle Point neighborhood of northern St. Louis County. Sanders, a Black / African American man from Ferguson, met another person on the 10000 block of Prince Drive for what was supposed to be a gun deal; gunfire was reported at that location and Sanders was later brought to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators classified the death as a homicide and traced Sanders’ transport to the hospital back to the scene of the shooting.

Police arrested 17-year-old Armon Ballard in connection with the case. Authorities say Ballard met Sanders for the transaction, produced a handgun and shot him. Ballard was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action, and a judge set bond at $500,000 as he awaited further proceedings.

If anyone witnessed the meeting on Prince Drive or has information about the transaction or the hours before Sanders was shot, please come forward.