On the morning of Wednesday, November 18, 2015, St. Louis police responded to reports of a shooting in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood and found a body in the backyard of a home on the 3700 block of Hebert Street. The victim was identified as 40-year-old Brian McCuller, a St. Louis resident, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives opened an investigation into McCuller's death. Police did not release information about a motive or any suspects, and public reports indicate the investigation remained ongoing with no immediate arrests announced.

If anyone observed activity on Hebert Street that morning or has information about Brian McCuller’s death, please come forward to help the investigation.