Clifton Lee Cooley Jr., 32, was fatally shot on May 14, 2022, in the Bevo Mill neighborhood of St. Louis. Officers found Cooley at the bottom of a stairwell in the 3800 block of Eichelberger Street with a gunshot wound to the neck; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide investigators concluded the shooting happened during an argument between Cooley and another individual.

Authorities identified a suspect as DeAndre Wilkes of Ferguson, Missouri, who was taken into custody and charged in connection with the killing. Prosecutors presented evidence that Cooley was unarmed when he was shot; Wilkes initially denied involvement and later claimed self-defense. A jury in the City of St. Louis Circuit Court considered those claims during the trial.

Did anyone in the Bevo Mill area see or hear anything on Eichelberger Street the evening of May 14, 2022?