On the early morning of July 7, 2023, 19-year-old Jaylin Johnson was found dead on the ground in the 7000 block of St. Charles Rock Road in Pagedale, Missouri. Officers responding to a shooting call shortly before 1:00 a.m. pronounced Johnson dead at the scene; he had suffered fatal gunshot wounds. Johnson lived in Manchester, Missouri.

Investigators say the attack began earlier that night in downtown St. Louis. Surveillance from the MetroLink captured Johnson boarding a westbound train with a group. While on the train, one man was recorded making hand signals and gesturing toward Johnson to coordinate an assault. After the train arrived in Pagedale, the group followed Johnson a short distance, ambushed him, shot him and stripped him of personal items including his cell phone and a firearm. The assailants were seen reboarding an eastbound train, one carrying the victim’s gun.

Seven people were arrested in connection with the slaying, including adults Demetrius Strother, Kenneth Hall, Steven Marion and Darnesha Thomas-Perry, along with multiple juveniles; prosecutors charged the adults with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. Does anyone have information about Johnson’s movements that night or saw the group on the MetroLink?