In the late afternoon of a Monday in St. Louis, Missouri, a young life was abruptly cut short by gunfire. Seventeen-year-old Malik Moore was in the 100 block of Chambers Road in the Riverview neighborhood, the same block where he lived, when violence found him on March 11, 2019. It was around 2:50 p.m. when the St. Louis County Police received a call about a shooting.
Upon their arrival, they discovered the teenager with a gunshot wound.
Emergency services rushed Moore to a nearby hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead. The initial investigation by the St. Louis County Police revealed a harrowing sequence of events. According to their reports, two armed individuals approached Moore, shot him, and then fled the scene, disappearing from sight. In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement described the investigation as very active, urging anyone with information to come forward and assist in bringing those responsible to justice.
In the days that followed, the community was left to grapple with the senseless loss of a young man. While the police continued their investigation, details about any potential suspects or arrests were not made public. The initial reports mentioning the two armed assailants who ran off remain the last known description of those involved. Despite the active investigation at the time, there have been no subsequent announcements regarding arrests or the identification of any suspects in the murder of Malik Moore. The case, like many others, leaves a family and a community waiting for answers and for justice to be served.
