Otis Rice, 59, was found with gunshot wounds to his stomach in the early morning hours of May 21, 2022, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Saint-Louis. The shooting occurred shortly before 2 a.m. in the 4000 block of North 25th Street. Emergency responders transported Rice to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident has been classified as a homicide.

Details about what led to the shooting, any motive, and whether any suspects or persons of interest have been identified have not been released. No arrests have been mentioned in available reports. If anyone has information about Rice, the location, or that night, please come forward to help investigators.