On the evening of August 20, 2023, 63-year-old Robert Adams was killed in the Greater Ville neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of a shooting around 9:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Cote Brilliante Avenue and found Adams with a gunshot wound. He was then run over by a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation. Neighbors and loved ones remain shaken by the brutality of the attack.

If anyone saw activity on West Cote Brilliante Avenue that night or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the St. Louis police.