Cameron Willis, 23, was found dead in the early hours of Monday, March 30, 2026, in the Patch neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers responded to reports of shots fired and located Willis around 1 a.m. in the 7600 block of South Broadway after he had been ejected from a vehicle during a crash at South Broadway and East Courtois Street. He had sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are leading the investigation. Authorities have not released information about any suspect or arrests. Willis is survived by a young daughter; family members remember him as goofy and the light of any room. The sequence of events — whether the shooting occurred before or after the vehicle crash — remains under investigation.

If anyone was in the area around South Broadway and East Courtois Street shortly before or after 1 a.m. on March 30, 2026, or has information about this incident, please contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.