On the night of January 31, 2024, an 18-year-old Black man named Dwayne Gibbs was shot inside a residence in the 3400 block of California Avenue in the Gravois Park area of St. Louis, Missouri, shortly after 10:00 p.m. First responders found him unconscious and not breathing with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police homicide detectives investigated at the scene, collected evidence and interviewed people who had been present. Court filings say a witness who knew the victim identified a specific suspect. Investigators focused on 20-year-old Andrew Crawford; police arrested him and prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Crawford was ordered held without bond as the case moved forward.

If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity near California Avenue that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.