On the evening of August 22, 2022, officers in St. Louis responded to a shooting in the Fairground neighborhood near the 3600 block of Lee Avenue, at Lee and Obear avenues. First responders found a 25-year-old man, Jahshua Foster, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division opened an investigation, cordoned off the area, and canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence. As reported shortly after the incident, no arrests had been announced and detectives were working to identify a suspect and determine a motive.

If anyone in the area that night saw something or has information about Foster’s death, please come forward and contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division.