Darren Seals, 29, was found dead inside a burning car in the 9600 block of Diamond Drive in Riverview, Missouri, in the early hours of September 6, 2016. First responders discovered he had been shot before the vehicle was set on fire; his death was classified as a homicide. Seals was a prominent local activist who helped found Hands Up United and was widely visible during the Ferguson protests after the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown. He had publicly criticized national figures and organizations he felt were co-opting the movement and had reported a recent traffic stop in which Ferguson police allegedly drew their guns on him and his younger brother.

By late 2024, St. Louis County Police had not publicly identified suspects or made arrests. The case drew attention because of similarities to another unsolved shooting inside a burning car, and disclosures that the FBI had surveilled Seals in the months before his death.

Does anyone have verifiable information about Seals in the weeks before September 6, 2016?