Late on the night of August 31, 2025, 21-year-old Eric Baker was shot while seated in a vehicle on the 2100 block of Fairhaven Drive in Jennings, a St. Louis suburb. Officers responded after a ShotSpotter activation and found shell casings in front of a residence; Baker was taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds and later died. An infant in the car was not struck.

Witnesses told police the shooter expressed a desire to kill Baker. Investigators say the man fired from outside the vehicle, striking Baker twice. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons took over the investigation and identified 18-year-old Deandre Coleman Jr., a Fairhaven Drive resident, as the primary suspect. Coleman was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and held on a $1.5 million cash-only bond.

If anyone saw activity on Fairhaven Drive that night or has information about Baker, please share what is known with investigators.