Sebastian Wormington was 17 when he was shot in Springfield, Missouri, on the night of June 6, 2022. Police responded about 11:35 p.m. to a shooting at 2660 N. Grant Ave. and found him with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries, with some reports saying death occurred that night and others saying June 7, 2022. The case was listed as Springfield’s eighth homicide of 2022.

Investigators also learned a second juvenile male was assaulted in the same incident and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. In the immediate aftermath no suspect had been identified publicly, and police asked anyone with information to contact the Springfield Police Department or Crime Stoppers. If anyone knew Sebastian, the location on Grant Avenue that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.