An argument in the early evening of September 16, 2015, at The Frost Apartments in the 8600 block of Frost Avenue in Berkeley, Missouri, ended in gunfire. Jason Moody II, 18, was involved in a heated verbal confrontation with another man; the dispute escalated and shots were fired.

Berkeley Police responded to a shooting call at about 6:45 PM and found Moody with apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency crews were unable to save him and he died at the scene. Investigators say the shooter fled immediately; the suspect is described only as an unknown Black male and has not been identified.

The homicide remains an open investigation and no arrests have been announced. If anyone witnessed the argument or has information about the man who fled, please come forward to help bring answers for Jason’s family.