On July 29, 2024, 19-year-old Travion Ferguson, a Black male from St. Louis County, was found in Carondelet Lions Park in the far south section of St. Louis with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Officers were dispatched around 5:00 p.m. to the 300 block of Davis Street in the Patch neighborhood after reports of a shooting; emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Ferguson lived in the Dellwood area on the 10000 block of Green Valley Drive, several miles from where his body was discovered. Authorities initially treated the discovery as a suspicious death pending autopsy, and homicide detectives took over the investigation. The park was cordoned off while officers searched for evidence and witnesses.

No arrests have been announced and police have not identified any suspects or released a suspect description. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division is asking anyone with information to contact investigators or submit tips through CrimeStoppers.

Did anyone in the Dellwood or Carondelet communities see or hear anything on the afternoon of July 29 that could help?