A domestic dispute on the evening of February 2, 2026, in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis ended with the fatal shooting of 67-year-old Mary Jackson. Police responded around 8 p.m. to a report of a man threatening a woman with a gun in the 5700 block of Waterman Boulevard and found Jackson in a heated argument with her 68-year-old domestic partner, identified as Gishio Stevens, on a porch.

According to reports, Stevens allegedly produced a firearm as an officer approached, shot Jackson in front of the police, and then exchanged gunfire with the officer. Jackson was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. Stevens was transported to a hospital in critical and unstable condition; a weapon believed to be used by the suspect was recovered and no officers were injured. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Force Investigation Unit has taken over the probe, and prosecutors have charged Stevens with first-degree murder and four other felonies. Family members described Jackson as a mother, sister, and aunt; her niece said Jackson had called 911 for help just before the shooting.

Did anyone in the Central West End see the argument on Waterman Boulevard that evening or have information about the moments before police arrived?