On the afternoon of March 7, 2023, a domestic dispute inside an apartment on the 1600 block of Burd Avenue in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood of St. Louis turned deadly. Eddie Johnson III, 30, was involved in an altercation reportedly with the mother of his child when two other men intervened. Johnson was struck by gunfire in the torso, found unconscious and not breathing by officers who arrived just before 2:45 p.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives sealed off the area, which included parts of a parking lot behind a former school converted into apartments. Police identified a suspect quickly; on the Wednesday after the shooting, 28-year-old Travon Stevenson surrendered to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Homicide Division and was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was held without bond as the legal process began.

If anyone saw activity in that building or parking area on March 7, or has information about the incident, please come forward.