Gunfire in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood of St. Louis on October 21, 2017, ended the life of 46-year-old Lonnie Boaze. Responding officers found him fatally shot; an investigation was opened into his homicide.

Boaze was a father, son, brother and grandfather. His mother, Janet Marie Boaze, his brother, Ramon Ellis Boaze, and several children and grandchildren survived him and held gatherings to mourn and remember him.

No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported and the motive for the shooting has not been made public. The circumstances around the shooting remain unclear.

If anyone knew Lonnie, saw or heard anything in Forest Park Southeast on October 21, 2017, please come forward with information.