In the early morning hours of a cold Thursday in November 2020, the quiet of the College Hill neighborhood in St. Louis was shattered by the discovery of a grim scene. On November 19th, at approximately 6:06 a.m., officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call of a shooting on the 2100 block of De Soto Avenue. Upon their arrival, they found two men lying lifeless in the street, both victims of apparent gun violence.
The two men were later identified as
32-year-old William Anderson and 23-year-old Armone Stantom. Both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Investigators determined that one of the men had been shot in the head, while the other had been shot in the chest. The motive for the double homicide was not immediately clear, and police began the arduous task of piecing together the events that led to the tragic deaths of the two young men.
In the days and weeks that followed, the community was left seeking answers, but information from law enforcement was scarce. Homicide detectives took charge of the investigation, canvassing the neighborhood for any potential witnesses and searching for any evidence that might lead them to a suspect or suspects. Despite their efforts, there have been no public announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any individuals of interest in connection with the murders of William Anderson and Armone Stantom. The case, like so many others, became a painful statistic in a year marked by a significant increase in homicides in the city. The families of the two men were left to grapple with their sudden and violent loss, while the question of who was responsible and why remained unanswered.
