Lamarr Box Jr., a 21-year-old man from East St. Louis, was killed in a violent shooting on April 3, 2026, in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. The confrontation began about 6 p.m. at a gas station near South 7th Street and Russell Boulevard (one report gave the address as 710 Russell Boulevard) and escalated into gunfire inside the store and in the parking lot. Investigators recovered about 50 fired cartridge casings at the scene.

Box ran from the store, got into an Audi Q7 he had arrived in, and managed to drive away after being shot. His vehicle crashed a few blocks later near Broadway and Lami Street; he was taken to St. Louis University Hospital and died of his injuries. Two other men, ages 26 and 29, were wounded in the shootout and survived.

Prosecutors later charged 24-year-old Jabril L. Olivaria with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, accusing him of chasing Box after the shooting and firing at the vehicle as Box drove off. Family notices list him as Lamarr C. Box Jr., born April 20, 2004; services were held April 18, 2026, at Love Church in Belleville, Illinois.

Did anyone see the incident at the gas station or the crash near Broadway and Lami Street?