On the afternoon of April 2, 2014, 27-year-old Ashley Marie Townsend and 35-year-old Michael Hennings were sitting in a parked car in the 1900 block of Belt Avenue in St. Louis when a suspect approached on foot and opened fire. The two were struck multiple times in the head and body and were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 2:30 p.m. The attack occurred across from a middle school and witnesses’ accounts that the shooter walked up to the vehicle point to a targeted assault rather than a drive-by.

Despite the brutality of the killings and periodic public appeals from investigators, no arrests have been announced, and the case remains unsolved. If anyone saw activity in the 1900 block of Belt Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on April 2, 2014, or has information that could help identify the person who approached the car, please come forward to assist the investigation.