Eugene Stapleton, 39, was fatally shot on the parking lot of the Crown Food Mart gas station at 1451 North Kingshighway in Saint Louis on the evening of March 10, 2024. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the case as the second killing at that gas station within the year and opened a homicide investigation.

In the days after the shooting, police arrested a man from Jennings and charged him in connection with Stapleton’s death; further details about the suspect and the pending legal proceedings have not been released. The motive for the shooting and the circumstances leading to the deadly encounter on the gas station parking lot remain under investigation.

If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.