Dashon Marquise Lee, 21, was found fatally shot inside a vehicle at the intersection of Tillie Avenue and Newby Street in the Baden neighborhood of St. Louis after police responded to reports of gunfire in the early hours of September 9, 2013. Officers first went to the 8400 block of Halls Ferry Road around 2:05 a.m. but did not find a victim there; a wider search led them to the vehicle where Lee, who lived on the 1000 block of Tillie Avenue a short distance away, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives canvassed the area and processed the scene for evidence. No immediate arrests were publicly announced and no specific suspects were named; the investigation remained active and police asked anyone with information to come forward. If anyone knew Dashon, saw activity in the Baden neighborhood that morning, or has information that could help investigators, please share what is known with the St. Louis authorities.