On the afternoon of October 20, 2023, an 18-year-old named Myyo Lanos was shot and killed on Glenmore Avenue in Velda City, St. Louis County, Missouri. Police responded shortly before 5:20 p.m. after a report of gunfire and found Lanos, who lived on Lucas and Hunt Road, lying in the street with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the shooting grew out of a dispute between Lanos and another individual rather than being random. The suspect, described only as a male, fled before officers arrived. Velda City police asked St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons detectives to handle the investigation, and detectives appealed to the public for information; no arrests have been announced in the reports that followed the incident.

If anyone has information about what led to the altercation or the identity of the man who fled, please share it with investigators.