Tyrell A. Thompson was a 29-year-old artist and graphic designer from St. Louis, known to friends as Rell Finesse and employed at the downtown start-up Lockerdome. He was walking to his car after leaving a club in the Central West End when he was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at the intersection of Olive and Walton around 1:20 a.m. on June 9, 2016.

Two suspects described as in their late teens or early twenties fled in a dark-colored, four-door General Motors sedan; one wore a white t-shirt and white pants and the other wore dark clothing. Several shell casings were recovered, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Tyrell’s death echoed a family tragedy: his father, a former police officer, had been murdered during a robbery six years earlier. His family pursued creating a co-working art space in his memory.

If anyone knew Tyrell, saw the suspects or that vehicle that night, or has information that could help, please come forward.