On the afternoon of Saturday, May 31, 2025, 21-year-old Caleb Michael Matlock was shot and killed on Jennings Station Road in St. Louis County. Another vehicle, occupied by two men, then pulled in front of his car and stopped. When Caleb asked if everything was all right, a passenger in the other vehicle allegedly opened fire, striking Caleb. His girlfriend was unharmed. Caleb was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his wounds.

St. Louis County police investigated the incident as a homicide and said road rage was being considered as a possible motive. An 18-year-old, Steven Martin Jr., was arrested and charged with seven felonies, including first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon; police reported Martin admitted to firing multiple shots into Caleb’s vehicle. Caleb was a father to a 10-month-old daughter and was planning a new job and apartment with his girlfriend. His family remembered him as fun-loving and devoted, and called for justice while expressing forgiveness toward the accused.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened on Jennings Station Road that afternoon, please share what is known.