Byron Jones, 44, was shot and killed the evening of January 8, 2024, in the Carr Square neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers responded to a shooting call at about 9:15 p.m. at the McDonald’s in the 1100 block of North Tucker Boulevard and found Jones on the ground outside with a gunshot wound to the head; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened an immediate investigation. The victim was initially reported as an unidentified man before being later positively identified as Byron Jones. The shooting occurred in a busy commercial area near downtown; investigators canvassed for evidence and witnesses but, as of the last update, had not taken any suspects into custody or released a description of a shooter.

If anyone was in the 1100 block of North Tucker Boulevard or the Carr Square area on the night of January 8 and saw anything unusual, please contact the St. Louis Police Homicide Division with information.