On the night of November 13, 2022, 33-year-old Mikiah Darden was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 11100 block of Riaza Square in the Spanish Lake area of St. Louis County. ShotSpotter alerted police around 10:00 p.m., and officers and medical personnel transported Darden to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Detectives from the St. Louis County Police Bureau of Crimes Against Persons said Darden had been involved in some kind of altercation with another person just before the shooting. As of the latest reports, no arrests had been announced and no suspect had been publicly identified; the investigation remained active and authorities were asking the community for information.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about the altercation or the shooting, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.