On the evening of Friday, January 3, 2025, a domestic dispute in the 1200 block of Laire Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. Louis County, ended with 30-year-old Gerrick Fortenberry shot and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Police were called about 8:40 p.m.; witnesses reported Fortenberry exiting the front door and, moments later, gunfire. He was found unconscious and bleeding on the ground.

Investigators say the conflict stemmed from a daylong argument between Fortenberry and his younger brother, 28-year-old Tyrone Johnson, over financial matters. Witnesses observed Johnson leave in a Dodge Charger; officers located him about an hour later inside that vehicle with a firearm in plain view and took him into custody. Johnson reportedly admitted being present when his brother was shot and was charged by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, held on a $2 million cash-only bond.

Are there readers who knew Gerrick or observed anything near Laire Drive that night who can help with the case?