On the afternoon of October 9, 2020, 32-year-old male Laquinn Jefferson was fatally shot in Jennings, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s Jennings Precinct responded to a call regarding a shooting just before 1:00 p.m. near the intersection of Minnie Avenue and Wilborn Drive. Upon arrival, they discovered Jefferson unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that had collided with a parked car.
He had sustained at least one gunshot wound.
Authorities determined that the incident likely originated a few blocks away, near the intersection of Wilborn Drive and Emma Avenue. Investigators believe Jefferson was driving northbound on Wilborn when he was wounded, causing him to lose control of his vehicle and crash. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons took charge of the investigation, publicly requesting any potential witnesses to come forward with information.
Jefferson was a father of two children, with a third child on the way at the time of his death. He was remembered by family and friends as a 'go-getter' who was dedicated to his community. Obituary records indicate he was laid to rest following services in St. Louis later that month. As of the available public reports following the incident, no suspects had been identified, and no arrests had been made in connection with his murder. The case remained under active investigation by county detectives.
