Elma Lamont Davis, 36, was shot dead in the early afternoon of May 8, 2023, in St. Louis. Officers found him with a gunshot wound to the head in the parking lot of a closed Walgreens near Gravois and Grand avenues in the Tower Grove South neighborhood; he was pronounced dead at the scene and the city recorded its 54th homicide of the year.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division is investigating. The motive and circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear.

Anyone who may have information that could identify or lead to the person or persons responsible is asked to contact the Homicide Division or submit an anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers.