A shooting in the College Hill neighborhood of St. Louis on April 7, 2024, left 19-year-old Larrion Beckton dead. A Black male from Florissant and a Hazelwood Central High School graduate, Beckton was known to friends and family as LBEE and remembered for his vibrant personality.

Officers responded just after midnight to a report of a shooting in the 4500 block of Blair Avenue and found signs of a shooting but no victim at the scene. Shortly afterward a local hospital notified police that a man with gunshot wounds had arrived; that man was identified as Beckton, who later died at the hospital. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been announced.

His family held memorial services on April 19, 2024, and he was buried at St. Peters Cemetery. If anyone saw activity near Blair Avenue that night or has information about this shooting, please contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.