On August 26, 2022, 42-year-old Joseph Raymond Shaw was shot and killed during a confrontation on South Broadway in Saint Louis, Missouri. Shaw was driving a white Jeep when 18-year-old Michael Henderson, riding a minibike, pulled alongside. Surveillance footage captured the exchange; Henderson pulled ahead, extended his arm and fired a single shot that struck Shaw in the forehead. Shaw’s Jeep left the road and crashed near Nebraska Avenue while Henderson fled on foot after losing control of the minibike.

Authorities identified Henderson by tracing the minibike’s ownership and cellphone data placing him at the scene. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. At trial Henderson said he fired after Shaw pointed a gun at him and fired first; a revolver found in Shaw’s Jeep had eight spent shell casings. The passenger in Shaw’s Jeep did not testify, and the lead detective was reportedly unaware the gun had been recently fired. After a three-day trial the jury acquitted Henderson of all charges.

Did anyone witness the confrontation or see the minibike and Jeep on South Broadway that afternoon?