Ryan Alexander was 19 and from St. Louis when he was shot and killed inside a residence on the 5000 block of Ruskin Avenue in the city’s Mark Twain neighborhood in the earliest hours of Saturday, August 24, 2024. Police were called after reports of a shooting and found Alexander inside the home unresponsive; emergency medical responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division took over and is treating the death as a homicide. Early public releases gave few details: no motive, no weapon or suspect description, and no clear sequence of events leading up to the shooting were disclosed. Authorities also have not announced any arrests or filed charges and asked anyone with information to contact homicide investigators or submit anonymous tips through the regional tip line.

If anyone knew Ryan, was in the Mark Twain neighborhood on August 24, or has information about what happened inside that Ruskin Avenue home, please share it with investigators.