Denetrice Jackson

On September 9, 2023, authorities in St. Louis County, Missouri, responded to a double homicide in the city of Jennings. The incident occurred in the afternoon on West Florissant Avenue near Buzz Westfall Drive. Denetrice Jackson, a 30-year-old Black female, was traveling eastbound in a vehicle alongside 31-year-old Reginald Brandy when they were targeted by gunfire. When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they discovered the vehicle stopped in the eastbound lanes. Both Jackson and Brandy had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the location by responding personnel.

Detectives from the St. Louis County Police Department launched an investigation, utilizing surveillance footage from the surrounding area. The video evidence captured a dark SUV traveling near the victims' car shortly before the shooting and fleeing the scene immediately afterward. By analyzing the footage, investigators were able to identify the license plate of the suspect vehicle. The inquiry led police to the registered owner of the SUV, who was identified as a former girlfriend of the male victim, Reginald Brandy. Upon questioning, she informed authorities that she was not in possession of the vehicle at the time of the murders and indicated that a man named Davon Anthony Reid had been driving it.

Forensic processing of the SUV provided critical evidence linking the vehicle to the crime. A search revealed shell casings inside the car that ballistically matched the casings recovered from the scene of the shooting. Further warrants executed at a residence associated with Reid led to the discovery of a 9mm magazine in a bedside table, along with personal documents belonging to him. Additionally, investigators analyzed cell phone records which confirmed that Reid’s mobile device was present in the vicinity of the shooting when the homicide occurred. Reid reportedly admitted to police that the phone number in question belonged to him.

On November 30, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office formally filed charges against 33-year-old Davon Anthony Reid. He was charged with two counts of murder in the first degree and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with the deaths of Jackson and Brandy. Following the charges, a judge set his bond at $1 million, cash-only. Reid remains the primary suspect in the case as the legal proceedings move forward.