Shortly before 3:00 a.m. on May 27, 2025, officers responding to reports of a shooting and a car crash found a wrecked sedan at the intersection of Lillian and Woodstock Avenues in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of Saint Louis. Two men inside the vehicle had fatal gunshot wounds. One victim is identified as 24-year-old Shiquan Washington, a Black male from Saint Louis; the other is reported as 37-year-old Donovan Whitt of Breckenridge Hills. Both were transported to a nearby hospital where they were pronounced dead.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division is investigating the incident as a double homicide. Authorities have not publicly identified any suspects or announced arrests, and the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear. If anyone has information about the shooting or the events before the crash, please contact the Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers with tips.