On the early morning of June 30, 2016, a shooting on the 2900 block of Texas Avenue in the Benton Park West neighborhood of St. Louis left two men dead. Police were called around 12:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting and found a chaotic scene with a crashed silver Chevrolet van that had collided with a parked car. Thirty-year-old Eric Jones was discovered dead inside that van alongside 26-year-old Demon Williams. A third victim with gunshot wounds was found on a nearby sidewalk and taken to hospital for treatment.

Officers reported suspected illegal narcotics inside the van. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and described the incident as a triple shooting. As of this account, no suspects have been publicly named or charged and the deaths of Eric Jones and Demon Williams remain unsolved. If anyone has information about that night or knew Eric, please come forward with tips for investigators.