On January 8, 2023, Thomas Russell, 29, was found shot multiple times and pronounced dead inside a kitchen on the 1200 block of Sells Avenue in the Baden neighborhood of St. Louis. Police had responded to reports of shots fired around 11:30 a.m. that morning.

Thomas was born August 2, 1993, in Spanish Lake, Missouri, to Carolyn Boyd and Daniel P. Russell. He was one of nine siblings and is remembered by family for enjoying music, movies, and traveling. The case remains an active homicide investigation with no public announcements about suspects or arrests.

Anyone with information about Thomas, the home on Sells Avenue, or the events around January 8, 2023 is asked to come forward.