Nicholas Taylor, 30, was shot dead near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis on the night of September 5, 2022. Officers found him on North Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard about 11:50 p.m.; he had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people, a 25-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman, were also shot and taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition.

Investigators say Taylor had arrived at the riverfront with an acquaintance, George D. Gholston. An argument reportedly broke out and, as Taylor walked away, Gholston shot him in the back of the neck. An eyewitness identified Gholston (also known by the street name Terminator), surveillance footage showed his vehicle leaving the scene, and phone records placed him at the location. Gholston pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 20 years for the murder and a concurrent seven-year term for the firearm charge.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what led to the argument that night, please come forward.