An 18-year-old named Patrone Pierce was shot and killed on a Thursday afternoon in the 1200 block of Reale Street in Spanish Lake. Neighbors at first thought the noise was fireworks, but the sound was gunfire; police found Patrone lying in a front yard and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Patrone was a student at Hazelwood East High School and North Tech High School and was described as having many friends in the Spanish Lake area. Investigators believed the shooting was not random; witnesses heard squealing tires as they fled, and a child neighbor was among the first to discover Patrone after the shooting. No motive or suspects have been made public and no arrests have been announced.

Does anyone who knew Patrone or who was in the area that afternoon have information that could help resolve what happened?