In the early morning of Sunday, October 8, 2023, 17-year-old Iarvera Hale of Florissant was shot and killed near Gravois Park in St. Louis. Officers arrived about 3:34 a.m. at the intersection of Compton Avenue and Potomac Street and found Hale suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified a 16-year-old male as the person who fired the shots. That juvenile was also struck in the leg and taken to a hospital in stable condition while investigators questioned him.

Those who knew Iarvera continue to mourn. If anyone has information about what happened that morning near Gravois Park, please share it with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.