A violent early-morning encounter in St. Louis’ Fountain Park neighborhood ended in homicide on November 16, 2022. Jerry McCulley Jr., 29, was inside a residence on the 1100 block of Aubert Avenue around 10:30 a.m. when an intruder entered armed with a gun and demanded property. The assailant opened fire, striking McCulley multiple times. A second person in the home was forced at gunpoint to search McCulley’s pockets; that person later escaped the suspect’s control.

Police found McCulley with critical gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and later died. Detectives interviewed witnesses and reviewed phone records that reportedly placed 58-year-old Jimmie Spann in the area at the time. In early 2024 prosecutors filed nine felony counts against Spann, including first-degree murder, armed criminal action, attempted robbery and kidnapping; a warrant was issued to facilitate his extradition from another state where he was already in custody.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember unusual activity in the 1100 block of Aubert Avenue that morning?