A late-evening shooting at a Saint Louis gas station left Christopher Olen Barnhill dead. Barnhill, 43, was found near his vehicle at the MotoMart at Chippewa Street and Jefferson Avenue on November 12, 2023, after suffering a gunshot wound to the stomach. Emergency crews arrived just after 7 p.m.; he was conscious but critically injured and was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division took over the investigation. Authorities have asked the public for information but have not identified any suspects or announced any arrests. The motive and circumstances that led to the shooting remain unclear.

If anyone saw activity around the MotoMart that evening or has information about Christopher Barnhill’s death, please share what is known with investigators.