A shooting on the afternoon of August 19, 2025, ended in a fatal crash near Calvary Cemetery in the Walnut Park East neighborhood of St. Louis. Around 5:10 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting at West Florissant and Davison Avenue and found a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a wall at the cemetery. Inside the wrecked car was 26-year-old Jerome Mason Jr., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite Emergency Medical Services’ efforts.

Police closed a section of West Florissant Avenue while homicide detectives canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses and worked to reconstruct the events that led to the shooting and subsequent crash. No suspects had been taken into custody and no descriptions of potential assailants were released. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Division or submit an anonymous tip through CrimeStoppers.

Did anyone in Walnut Park East see or hear anything around 5:10 p.m. that afternoon?