On November 12, 2024, 15-year-old Jamar Hamilton of the Glasgow Village area was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire at a Speedie Gas Station in the Baden neighborhood of North St. Louis. The shooting occurred about 1:40 a.m. in the 8800 block of North Broadway, a location that had reportedly seen fatal shootings before. Officers found Jamar on the ground with gunshot wounds; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police say Jamar was with a group that became involved in a dispute with occupants of another vehicle and that gunfire was exchanged between the two groups. Detectives worked to identify those involved; a 17-year-old male taken into custody on an unrelated offense the same day was connected to the shooting and later publicly identified as Zymarie Atkins. Charges announced included murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action, and the suspect was certified to be tried as an adult.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Homicide Division at 314-444-5371. Did anyone in the Baden or Glasgow Village area see or hear anything that night?