On the evening of September 9, 2015, Lavell Boyd, a 32-year-old Black man and local rapper known as Citystyles, was shot and killed in St. Louis, Missouri. Boyd was found unconscious in the driver’s seat of his vehicle near Riverview and Broadway at about 7:35 p.m.; he had sustained several gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told police Boyd’s vehicle had been stopped at the intersection when two other vehicles pulled up alongside and occupants opened fire, causing what investigators described as heavy ballistic damage to Boyd’s car. Shattered glass from the attack injured a 10-year-old girl inside a nearby house. Boyd lived in Glasgow Village, had five children, and had been gaining attention in the St. Louis rap scene.

Police opened a homicide investigation but did not publicly identify suspects or announce any arrests. The investigation remains ongoing. If anyone has information about Boyd, his movements that evening, or the vehicles involved, please come forward.