A fatal shooting on the morning of January 30, 2023, left 24-year-old Richod Paul dead in the 900 block of Raford Court in Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. Louis County. Police were called just before noon and found Paul, a Hazelwood resident, with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The City of Bellefontaine Neighbors Police initially responded and asked the St. Louis County Police Department Crimes Against Persons detectives to take over the investigation.

Investigators described the probe as very active in the days after the homicide and asked the public to contact the St. Louis County Police Department or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers for a possible reward. Authorities did not release details of the circumstances, and no suspects or arrests were publicly identified in the initial reports. If anyone has information about Richod Paul or the shooting, contact the St. Louis County Police or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers.