Claude Adams, 47, was found fatally shot in the head late on a Thursday evening in the closing days of December 2023 in the Near North Riverfront neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers responding to reports of gunfire located Adams about 11:30 p.m. near Cass Avenue and North 1st Street; he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was later identified as a resident of the 4900 block of Loughborough Avenue.

Authorities have not released information about a motive or any persons of interest, and no arrests have been announced as the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department continues its investigation. The shooting has been recorded as part of the city’s year-end gun violence totals.

If anyone has information about what happened near Cass Avenue and North 1st Street that night or knew Claude Adams, please come forward to assist the investigation.