Davion Laron Linear, an 18-year-old recent graduate of Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School in Atlanta who had finished school a year early, was killed on the night of March 24, 2024. He had been interning at the Atlanta Airport and planned to attend Georgia State University in the fall. He had been baptized at Bethlehem Baptist Church months before his death.

Around 11:30 p.m. on March 24, police were alerted by a ShotSpotter notification to gunfire in the 10800 block of Lilac Avenue in North St. Louis County. Investigators found evidence of a shooting at that location but the victim was not located there; shortly after, Davion arrived at a local hospital with fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead. Authorities opened a homicide investigation in Bellefontaine Neighbors.

As of the most recent reports, no arrests had been announced and no suspects or persons of interest were publicly named. If anyone knew Davion or has information about the events that night, please share what you know with investigators.