On the afternoon of September 29, 2022, officers in St. Louis responded to a home in the Greater Ville neighborhood after a body was found in the backyard on the 4600 block of St. Ferdinand Avenue. First responders found a 19-year-old Black male, identified as Antoine Hines, unconscious and not breathing; he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. An initial examination determined he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the back of the head.

Investigators did not immediately know how Hines came to be in the backyard or what happened in the moments before the shooting. Police canvassed the area for witnesses and evidence and opened a homicide investigation. As of late 2025, no arrests had been announced and no suspects had been publicly named; the motive remained undisclosed.

If anyone in north St. Louis County remembers seeing Antoine, activity on St. Ferdinand Avenue that afternoon, or has information that could help, please come forward.