Tyra Pace, 44, was found shot in the head and pronounced dead shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024, in the 1700 block of North Vandeventer Avenue near Cote Brilliante Avenue in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of St. Louis. Responders arriving at the scene found her unconscious and not breathing. The St.

Louis Metropolitan Police Department homicide division is investigating; authorities have not identified suspects or announced a motive or any arrests. Pace was born August 28, 1979, in Sedalia, Missouri, and was remembered for her infectious smile and early Christian faith. Her death was recorded as St. Louis’s 21st homicide of 2024.

Does anyone who knew Tyra or was in that neighborhood that evening have information that could help investigators?