On the night of May 9, 2023, Brandon L. West, 28, was found fatally wounded in the street in the North Pointe neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers located West just after 10:00 p.m. in the 5900 block of Summit Place; he was suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified a woman in her 20s as the primary suspect and later charged a female in connection with the homicide, though her name was not released in the initial reports. The investigation moved from the residential street to the courts as detectives worked to piece together what happened that night.

If anyone saw activity near Summit Place around 10:00 p.m. on May 9, 2023, or has information about the events leading to Brandon West’s shooting, please come forward with any details.