On the afternoon of Saturday, December 10, 2022, 34-year-old Aaron Gordon Jr. was fatally shot inside a house in the 5900 block of Romaine Place in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis. The shooting occurred in broad daylight, and residents reported seeing a man enter the house shortly before gunfire was heard. A witness who called police feared both the shooter and the victim remained inside the residence.

Officers arrived about 1:25 p.m. and, on entering the home, found Gordon with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency personnel tried to help but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators did not find anyone else in the house and no suspect was taken into custody at that time. Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.

If anyone saw activity on Romaine Place that afternoon or knows who might have entered that house, please share any information with investigators.