An 18-year-old named Pharra Jones was fatally shot in St. Louis on July 27, 2025. Initial emergency dispatches misidentified the victim’s sex as male; authorities later confirmed Jones was female. First responders found her unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a white sedan at the intersection of North Kingshighway and Bircher Boulevards after a two-vehicle collision. She had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The other vehicle, a gray SUV, was driven by a man who was not involved in the shooting but suffered crash-related injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Detectives determined the violence began roughly a mile away, with evidence indicating the shooting occurred in the 4200 block of Red Bud Avenue. Investigators believe Jones fled the shooting in her car and crashed at the busy intersection. No suspects had been arrested and no charges filed; the homicide investigation remained active as police sought leads.

If anyone has information about Pharra Jones, her movements that afternoon, or activity around Red Bud Avenue on July 27, please contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.