On the evening of Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Courtney Montez Sr. Ward, a 42-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the Walnut Park East neighborhood of St. Louis. The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the 5900 block of Theodore Avenue. Ward was found in the driver’s seat of a car with at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police reported no identified suspects or known motive at the time and the investigation remained open. Beyond the initial discovery and response, details about the circumstances leading to the shooting are limited and unanswered.

If anyone who lived in Walnut Park East that night or has information about Ward’s movements or that block on Theodore Avenue, please come forward.