On the afternoon of September 18, 2024, a burst of gunfire in a vacant lot in the 5000 block of Kensington Avenue in St. Louis’ Academy neighborhood left three people dead and a fourth wounded. Twenty-one-year-old Taylor Richards was one of the three killed; the other fatalities were 21-year-old Qua’nell Robinson and 31-year-old William Person. A 21-year-old man survived his injuries.

Authorities say the shooting appears to have been an exchange of gunfire between at least two people. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division is leading the investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information that could help investigators is asked to contact authorities.