Kieloah J. Phonixe, 32, was fatally shot on the evening of Thursday, January 26, 2017, around 8 p.m. Police found him inside a vehicle in the 4100 block of North Newstead Avenue in the Penrose neighborhood of St. Louis with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators focused on Phonixe’s girlfriend, Shalana T. Queen, then 31. Charging documents say the couple argued throughout the day after Queen received a text message that angered Phonixe. While driving in Phonixe’s car the dispute escalated into a physical struggle and a handgun was produced; during the close-quarters fight the weapon discharged and struck Phonixe. Queen was taken into custody by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Are there witnesses who saw the couple earlier that day or who observed the vehicle around 8 p.m. in the 4100 block of North Newstead Avenue?