Deondre Essex, 33, was fatally shot in the late hours of September 4, 2022, in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood of St. Louis. The shooting happened shortly before midnight on the 5800 block of Roosevelt Place; police found Essex, who lived on the 5100 block of Wabada Avenue, a few miles from where the shooting occurred. Reports differ on whether he was pronounced dead at the scene or later at a medical facility.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses after the shooting. No arrests were announced immediately and authorities did not release information about a suspect or a motive. Essex was known locally as DJ Dre Motion and worked as a disc jockey and emcee.

Did anyone in the community know Deondre’s routines, recent contacts, or where he had been that night?