Jerome Allen Burna Dixon was shot and killed in the Carondelet neighborhood of south St. Louis during the early hours of May 9, 2024. The 33-year-old was found in the backyard of a Virginia Avenue residence after a police call around 2 a.m.; he was taken to a nearby hospital but died from a gunshot wound to the eye. Authorities reported no suspects identified immediately after the shooting and no arrests have been announced.

Dixon, born December 15, 1990, is survived by a daughter, his mother, and several siblings. The investigation into the circumstances of the homicide was opened but details remained scarce in the aftermath.

If anyone witnessed activity in the Carondelet area around 2 a.m. on May 9 or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the inquiry.