Antonio Maurice Straughter was 16 when he was shot dead on Sunday afternoon, June 25, 2017, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was standing in an alley in the 5000 block of Thekla with two friends when a white car pulled up, a Black male exited and opened fire. Antonio was pronounced dead at the scene; his two companions were struck but survived.

A student at the Innovative Concept Academy, Antonio was about to turn 17 in July. Family remembered him as funny and loving, active in church, a basketball player and a participant in the YES program at the Saint Louis Science Center, where he had been involved in plans for a community garden. His father had been working on a car as a birthday gift.

Law enforcement investigated the killing and CrimeStoppers offered up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. No arrests have been publicly announced and the homicide remains open. If anyone has information about that June 25 shooting, can you share what you know with investigators?