DeMontae Young was 16 when he was shot to death in the early morning hours of Monday, August 24, 2015, on the 7600 block of South Broadway in the Patch neighborhood of south St. Louis. Officers found him with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, torso, back, leg, and buttocks. Emergency personnel responded but Young was pronounced dead at the scene.

St. Louis homicide detectives opened an investigation and worked to reconstruct the events and identify those responsible. In the immediate aftermath no suspects were taken into custody, and as of the most recent public updates no arrests have been announced and the case remains open.

If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about who might have shot DeMontae Young, please come forward to assist the investigation.