A 15-year-old boy, Rashaud Boaze, was shot and killed on January 13, 2025, in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis. The shooting occurred at about 11:00 a.m. on the 4000 block of Nebraska Avenue; Rashaud, who lived on the 3900 block of the same street, was found on the pavement with fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department homicide division opened an investigation. In the immediate aftermath the circumstances of the shooting were unclear and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. Investigators asked the public for information and CrimeStoppers offered a cash reward for tips.

Who in Dutchtown that morning might have seen or heard something that could help explain what happened to Rashaud?