Phillip Walters, 38, was found dead of a gunshot wound on May 13, 2024, in Saint-Louis. Neighbors on the 1500 block of Hogan Street reported hearing gunfire the night before, and there was a reported delay between a call to emergency services and the police finding Walters’s body, a detail that has concerned residents.

Authorities say the death is being investigated as a homicide. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced as detectives continue to examine the circumstances and timeline that led to Walters’s death.

If anyone heard or saw anything in the Hogan Street area on the night of May 12–13, or has information about Phillip Walters’s movements that evening, please contact the Saint-Louis police department.