On July 5, 2018, police in Saint Louis, Missouri, responded to a violent incident near the Lafayette Square neighborhood. Authorities discovered a male victim who had suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The shooting was part of a series of violent events that occurred that Thursday night, with police investigators working to piece together the circumstances surrounding the multiple homicides reported across the city during that short timeframe.
The victim was identified as 43-year-old Orlando
Darnell Wade. He was found in the vicinity of Lafayette Square, an area known for its historic park and Victorian homes. Following the discovery, law enforcement officials notified the next of kin and publicly identified Wade as one of the individuals killed during the night's outbreak of violence.
Despite the identification of the victim and the initial police response, available reports from the time did not announce any immediate arrests in connection with Wade's death. Investigators collected evidence at the scene, but no specific suspects were publicly named in the aftermath of the shooting. The case was added to the list of homicide investigations managed by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, with no further details on charges or convictions released in subsequent local news updates.
