On the evening of January 13, 2026, 36-year-old Julius Rogers was shot and killed on the 2600 block of Caroline Street in St. Louis’ Gate District. The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m.; first responders found Rogers and a 42-year-old man both suffering gunshot wounds. Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division opened an investigation but has not publicly identified suspects or made any arrests. Motive has not been released and investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Gate District that evening see or hear anything that could help identify who was responsible?