Kevis Bess, a 47-year-old Black man, was found dead inside a home on the 8800 block of Lowell Street in the Baden neighborhood of St. Louis on December 20, 2022. Officers were called around noon for a report of a sudden death, and investigators determined Bess had suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

Homicide detectives opened an investigation after the shooting. Investigators continue to seek information from anyone who might have seen or heard anything in the area that day.

If anyone has information about Kevis Bess, his movements that day, or the 8800 block of Lowell Street, please contact the St. Louis homicide investigators.