On the night of July 1, 2022, 26-year-old Jerrod Lee Jones Jr was found fatally shot in the back of the head on the 3500 block of Russell Boulevard in the Compton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Officers discovered his body next to a vehicle around 1:00 a.m. while driving through the area en route to an unrelated call. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A homicide investigation began immediately. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance footage to determine why Jones was at that location and who might have been with him, but the initial inquiry produced no immediate leads identifying a shooter. As of late 2024, no suspects had been identified and no arrests had been made; the motive and the events leading up to the killing remain unclear.

If anyone has information about Jerrod Jones Jr, his movements that night, or dashcam or security video from the 3500 block of Russell Boulevard around 1:00 a.m. on July 1, 2022, please contact investigators.