In the early morning hours of November 19, 2020, the quiet of the 2100 block of East DeSoto in Saint-Louis, Missouri, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department arrived on the scene, they discovered a grim tableau. Two men, one of whom was 23-year-old Armone Stantom, lay slain in the street.
Stantom, a male, and the other victim, William Anderson, had both sustained fatal gunshot wounds in what was being investigated as a double homicide.
The initial investigation offered few immediate answers. The neighborhood of College Hill was suddenly the epicenter of a search for clues and a motive behind the violent deaths of two young men. Detectives canvassed the area, speaking with potential witnesses and searching for any evidence that might point to a suspect or suspects. Despite their efforts, information was scarce, and the trail seemed to go cold almost as quickly as it began.
In the days and weeks that followed, the families of Armone Stantom and William Anderson were left to grapple with their profound loss, with no closure in sight. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department listed the case as an unsolved homicide, a painful reality for a community seeking justice. As time has passed, the investigation into the deaths of Stantom and Anderson has remained open, but without any publicly announced suspects or arrests. The double homicide on East DeSoto remains a tragic and unresolved chapter in the city's history, a stark reminder of lives cut short and the lingering questions that haunt those left behind.
