Kerry Dean Melton, a 41-year-old African-American man, was killed in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 6, 2015. His death came during 2015, a year that saw a sharp rise in violence in the city; the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department recorded 188 murders that year, the highest total in two decades, which stretched investigative resources.

The Homicide Division investigated Melton’s death, processing the scene, interviewing potential witnesses, and collecting evidence. No arrests have been publicly announced and no suspects have been named; the case remains open and unsolved. Authorities have asked anyone with information, however small, to come forward to assist the investigation.

If anyone knew Kerry Dean Melton or has information about what happened on October 6, 2015, please contact investigators.