Arlades Rhodes, 55, was found fatally shot in an alley in the 4000 block of St. Ferdinand Avenue in St. Louis on the morning of Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Emergency responders pronounced Rhodes dead at the scene. The St.

Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened the investigation, but officials have not released details about what led to the shooting. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and investigators have not disclosed a motive. Many aspects of Rhodes’s death remain unexplained. If anyone observed activity in that area on December 6, 2017, or has information about who might be responsible, please contact the St.

Louis Metropolitan Police Department.