Rashad Lamar Farmer was shot and killed in broad daylight on July 13, 2015, near Goodfellow Boulevard and Lotus Avenue in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood of St. Louis. He was 23 and waiting in a car after accompanying his pregnant girlfriend to her grandmother’s home when gunfire erupted. His girlfriend ran outside and found him struck; he died at the scene. Family members, including his mother Renee, arrived as police cordoned off the street.

Investigators from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department processed evidence but were unable to identify a suspect or motive, and the case went cold. The family believes Rashad may have been mistaken for someone else. Community leaders and a reward fund were involved to encourage tips, but no arrests have been announced and detectives have not named primary suspects. His mother continues to hold vigils and urge anyone with information to contact CrimeStoppers.