On the night of April 14, 2021, police in St. Louis, Missouri, responded to a report of a vehicle crash along Interstate 70. Upon arrival at the scene on the westbound lanes near Cass Avenue, just before Madison Street near the North Riverfront, officers discovered an overturned sedan resting on the grassy shoulder. The vehicle was riddled with bullet holes, indicating a violent event had precipitated the crash.
Inside the wreckage, authorities found the body of 32-year-old Latasha Cole.
Investigators determined that she had sustained fatal gunshot wounds while driving, which caused her to lose control of the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was classified as a homicide, marking another instance of highway violence in the metropolitan area that year.
Despite the public release of the victim's identity and the specific location of the crime, no suspects were immediately apprehended. As of the available records, no arrests have been reported in connection with her death, and the investigation into the circumstances leading up to the shooting has not yielded a publicly named suspect or motive. The case remains listed among the city's unsolved homicides.
