A man was fatally shot in north St. Louis on the afternoon of Monday, November 21, 2022. Officers found 32-year-old Christopher Willis Jr. wounded in the parking lot of Mitchell Tire Repair at 5403 Harney Avenue in the Walnut Park East neighborhood, near the border of the Mark Twain neighborhood. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the neck, was unconscious and not breathing when help arrived, and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

The shooting happened just after 5 p.m. Authorities have not released details about what led up to the shooting, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. The investigation into his death remains ongoing.

If anyone saw activity in the area that afternoon or has information about what happened, please come forward to assist the inquiry.