Kelton Dukes, a 24-year-old Black man from the 300 block of Atwater Drive in St. Louis, was fatally shot the morning after Christmas 2023. At about 5:57 a.m. on December 26, police were called to a shooting in the City of Riverview and found Dukes on the 10000 block of Sheldon Drive with an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Riverview police asked the St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons to take over the homicide investigation. Officers detained a suspect at the scene, and the case was sent to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review of possible charges. Police have not released the detainee’s name or additional details about what led to the shooting while the inquiry remains active.

If anyone saw activity in the 10000 block of Sheldon Drive around 5:57 a.m. on December 26, 2023, or has information about Kelton Dukes that could help the investigation, please come forward.