Aaliyah LaJoyia Gillom, an 18-year-old African American woman from the Castle Point area, was fatally shot in North St. Louis on May 7, 2023. The shooting occurred about 2:00 a.m. in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the 2000–2100 blocks of Branch Street. Officers arriving at the scene found multiple victims; Aaliyah and 18-year-old Asia Baker of Spanish Lake died of their wounds at the scene, while two other teenage girls were wounded and taken to hospital, one listed in critical condition at the time.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Homicide Division led the investigation and searched the residential area for evidence and witnesses. Early reports did not include suspect descriptions or announce arrests. Who in the community remembers seeing activity in the Hyde Park area that night or has information that could help identify those responsible?