Tayvion Whitby was 16 when he was shot and killed after an attempted robbery in St. Louis County on September 23, 2022. The incident began in the 1200 block of Edlor Drive when a teenage assailant approached the vehicle Tayvion occupied with a female passenger and demanded his property. During the confrontation the assailant fired, striking Tayvion twice.

The vehicle later crashed into a utility pole more than a mile away in the 12600 block of Spanish Pond Road. Emergency responders found Tayvion shortly before 4 p.m.; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. The female passenger suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Police identified 17-year-old Zechariah West as a suspect and charged him as an adult with second-degree murder, attempted robbery, and armed criminal action. Does anyone have information about the events that afternoon or saw the vehicle between Edlor Drive and Spanish Pond Road?