Ryan Anthony McDermott, 29, of Dellwood, Missouri, was fatally shot in north St. Louis on the evening of Tuesday, February 23, 2016. The shooting happened in the 4700 block of Bessie Court. McDermott suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was driven about one mile to the St. Louis Police Department’s North Patrol Division on Union Boulevard, where he was found in the driver’s seat; a passenger who had been with him at the time accompanied him.

Investigators say the shooting occurred during a drug deal that went wrong. The passenger provided an account that helped identify a suspect. In late April 2016, Aaron Merchant, then 23, was charged with first-degree murder and held on a $1 million cash-only bond.

If anyone knew Ryan, saw activity on Bessie Court that night, or has information about the transaction that led to this shooting, please come forward.