On the morning of August 2, 2015, officers in St. Louis responded to a report of an unresponsive person in a rear alley in the 5900 block of Era Avenue. Responders found a red 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix with its engine running and transmission in park. Inside the vehicle was 22-year-old Kadesha M. Dawson, known to friends and family as KayKay, slumped over in the driver’s seat with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators classified her death as a homicide. The quiet alley provided few immediate clues and no other occupants were found in the car. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department kept the case open, and as of late 2023 CrimeStoppers was still seeking tips and offering a reward for information that could lead to a felony arrest; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone knew Kadesha, saw a red 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix in that area on August 2, 2015, or has information about her death, please share what is known with investigators.