Brian Markith Hawkins, a 46-year-old male, was killed on the night of December 30, 2019, in the O'Fallon Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call reporting a shooting near the intersection of East Alice Avenue and Algernon Street. Upon arrival at the scene, authorities discovered Hawkins inside a white vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
He was found unconscious and not breathing, and emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the location.
The investigation into the shooting was immediately launched by the department's homicide division. At the time of the initial reports, police had not released any information regarding a possible suspect or a motive for the violence. Authorities urged anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact the Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers to provide anonymous tips. The death of Hawkins was recorded as the 194th homicide in the city of St. Louis for the year 2019. No subsequent reports of arrests or charges related to his specific case were immediately available in public records.
