Sixteen-year-old Davondre Jarron DJ Thompson-Baugher was shot at a residence on East Linwood in Springfield on the morning of June 21, 2024. He was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries on June 23, 2024. The case was recorded as Springfield’s fourth homicide of 2024.

Davondre was born October 30, 2007. Those who knew him remembered his vibrant spirit, love of Kansas City Chiefs football, and his rapping. After the shooting, police took a juvenile into custody and transported that individual to the Greene County Juvenile Detention Center. The Springfield Police Homicide Unit presented the matter to the Greene County Juvenile Office, which will decide whether to file charges.

Detectives continue to investigate and have asked anyone with information to contact them. Did anyone in the community know Davondre or see activity on East Linwood around June 21 that could help the investigation?