Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on April 9, 2026, officers were called to the 5600 block of Gatesworth Avenue in Country Club Hills, north St. Louis County, after shots were heard. Two 29-year-old men were found with gunshot wounds; both were pronounced dead at the scene. One victim is named as Demetrius Wagner of St. Louis. The other is identified as Alex Taylor, age 29.

The shooting is being treated as a double homicide. The Country Club Hills Police Department asked for assistance, and the St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons is now leading the investigation. No suspects have been taken into custody and the investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about what happened on Gatesworth Avenue that night, please contact the St. Louis County Police Department or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers.