On the afternoon of May 25, 2022, officers responded to reports of shots fired in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of St. Louis and were directed to a residence on the 6000 block of Lucille Avenue. Inside that home they found 18-year-old Matthew Curtis-Lee Johnson Jr. unconscious and not breathing with gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives secured the area and began examining evidence to determine what happened. Initial reports said no suspect had been identified or arrested in the period after the killing. Police asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Division or submit anonymous tips through CrimeStoppers.

Are there details about Matthew’s movements that afternoon or potential witnesses who can help piece together what happened?