A midday shooting on May 19, 2025, left 43-year-old Russell Redmond dead in the Ville neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s District 5 responded around 3:11 p.m. to the 4300 block of St. Ferdinand, where they found Redmond with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services pronounced him dead at the scene.

Authorities have not released a motive and no suspects have been publicly identified or arrested. The Homicide Division is investigating and has asked the public for help; anonymous tips can be submitted to CrimeStoppers, with a possible cash reward for information that leads to a felony arrest.

If anyone saw activity on the 4300 block of St. Ferdinand around 3:11 p.m. on May 19, 2025, or has other information about this shooting, please contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers.