A December 4, 2022 shooting in a Berkeley apartment complex left 26-year-old resident Monterio Smith dead. Officers responded around 2 a.m. to the 6600 block of Larry Lane after reports of gunfire. They found a man with a gunshot wound to his leg who told them he had been in a gunfight with another man inside a residence. Inside the home, authorities discovered Monterio Smith, who had been fatally shot; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening leg wound.

The St. Louis County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons unit took the lead on the homicide investigation and described it as very active. No public announcements about arrests or charges have been made and the investigation remains open. If anyone has information about that night, please share it with investigators.