In the early morning hours of a Friday in Old North St. Louis, a housing complex became the scene of a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 24-year-old Da'twon Thompson. On October 1, 2021, police were dispatched to the Bristol Place Townhomes on Kisling Lane around 7:45 a.m.. Inside one of the residences, they discovered Thompson suffering from a gunshot wound.. Despite the efforts of emergency medical personnel, he was pronounced dead at the scene..
The male victim's death was one of many gun violence incidents in the city that year..
Further reports a few days later indicated that a person of interest had been identified in connection with the murder of Thompson. However, additional details regarding the identity of this person or if an arrest was made were not immediately available. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting was ongoing as authorities worked to bring closure to the case. Thompson's death added to the somber statistics of lives lost to gun violence in Saint Louis..
