Michael Hampton, a 19-year-old Black male from Ferguson, Missouri, was fatally shot on January 20, 2023. He arrived at Barnes-Jewish Hospital around 11:46 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the neck and was pronounced dead after life-saving efforts. The shooting itself occurred earlier on Delmar Boulevard in the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood; investigators determined the injury happened in the 5800 block and that Hampton did not receive the wound at the hospital.

Hampton lived in the 9600 block of Venice Drive in St. Louis County. At the time of the incident no arrests or public suspects had been announced and detectives described the circumstances leading up to the shooting as unclear. The homicide investigation remained active and police asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers.

If anyone knew Michael Hampton or saw activity on Delmar Boulevard that night, can you share what you know with investigators?