On the morning of Saturday, September 11, 2021, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, discovered the body of 30-year-old African American male Demon Higgins. Police found him just after 9:30 a.m. lying in the 4100 block of Finney Avenue in the Vandeventer neighborhood. Higgins had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the torso, and blood was visible around him at the scene.
He was pronounced dead at the location by responding officials.
Investigators determined that the fatal incident likely occurred the previous night, around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, September 10, 2021. Evidence suggested that Higgins was wounded during a shooting approximately one block away in the 4100 block of C.D. Banks Avenue. The violent encounter also resulted in injuries to two 19-year-olds, a male and a female, who were transported to a hospital for treatment. At the time of the initial investigation, the surviving victims refused to identify the third individual who had been shot and left the scene, which delayed the discovery of Higgins' body until the following morning.
As of the last available updates, police had not announced any specific arrests directly charged with the murder of Demon Higgins. The investigation remained active, with detectives from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Division seeking assistance from the public. Authorities urged anyone with information regarding the shooting or the events leading up to it to contact the Homicide Division or submit anonymous tips through CrimeStoppers to aid in the unresolved case.
