On the afternoon of January 12, 2024, 63-year-old Dennis Maguire was shot and killed in the alley behind his home in the 3000 block of Osage Street in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis. Maguire, a White man described as a devoted father and a person of deep faith who had survived multiple open-heart surgeries, had been working on his car after his sister stopped by to drop off antifreeze when shots were fired just before 2:15 p.m.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police found Maguire in the alley with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance footage; investigators have considered robbery or a random act of violence as possible explanations, but no clear motive has been established. Maguire’s two sons have urged anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in Dutchtown see activity in the alley that afternoon or have surveillance that could help explain what happened?