A street-corner quarrel in Saint-Louis turned deadly on August 8, 2025, when 50-year-old Jose Williams was shot at the intersection of North Kingshighway Boulevard and Saint Louis Avenue in the Kingsway East neighborhood. Emergency responders found Williams with gunshot wounds shortly after 9 a.m.; he was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries.

Police say Williams was on a street corner with a group when an argument escalated and another man produced a pistol and shot Williams as he moved toward him. Homicide detectives later identified and arrested a 54-year-old male suspect, who was charged with voluntary manslaughter.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has additional information is asked to contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers.