Jessie Payne was 16 when he was shot and killed in St. Louis on June 27, 2009. He was identified as Black or African American. His death was one of 143 homicides in the city that year.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Division processed the scene and canvassed the neighborhood, but investigators faced a major obstacle: few witnesses were willing to come forward. That lack of cooperative testimony left detectives with limited leads, and no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. The case remains unsolved and open.

Anyone with information about Jessie Payne’s killing is urged to contact local authorities or submit an anonymous tip through CrimeStoppers.