On the afternoon of April 11, 2023, 33-year-old Patrik’ James was found fatally shot on the 2800 block of Gamble Street in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers already patrolling the area heard gunfire just after 5:00 p.m., and responding units discovered James on the pavement with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Witnesses or officers saw a man in his 30s flee the area on foot immediately after the shooting, but that person was not caught at the scene. The investigation later identified and arrested Kevin Larkin, who was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action and scheduled for trial in St. Louis Circuit Court. On the week the trial was to begin in October 2024, Larkin pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal possession of a firearm; the murder and armed-crime charges were dismissed, and he received a total 13-year sentence.

If anyone saw activity on Gamble Street around 5:00 p.m. on April 11, 2023, or has information about the events that evening, please share what is known with investigators.