On the evening of October 16, 2025, officers in St. Louis responded to the 4500 block of Ridgewood Avenue in the Bevo Mill neighborhood after a shooting that also involved a crashed vehicle. Inside the car, 77-year-old Luke Kimble was found with fatal gunshot injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 24-year-old man was also shot and located nearby; he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the double shooting. Motive and the sequence of events leading to the gunfire and the subsequent vehicle crash remain unclear. No suspects or arrests were reported in the immediate aftermath.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact the Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers.