On June 13, 2018, a 24-year-old Black male named Christopher Hicks was fatally shot in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Known affectionately by friends and family as 'Lil Chris' or 'The General,' Hicks was a father of three children and worked as a cook at an IHOP restaurant. He had attended CPA High School and was described by loved ones as a dedicated family man and a leader within his circle.
The incident occurred in the evening hours when St.
Louis Metropolitan Police officers responded to a call regarding a shooting. Upon arrival at the scene, authorities discovered Hicks suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite emergency response efforts, he succumbed to his injuries. The shooting added to the violent crime statistics of the Wells-Goodfellow area, prompting an investigation by homicide detectives who canvassed the scene for evidence and potential witnesses.
Following the shooting, the investigation into Hicks's death was classified as a homicide. While local sources and community alerts highlighted the tragedy, specific details regarding the identification of a named suspect or subsequent long-term legal proceedings have not been prominently detailed in widely available public records, distinguishing this case from other local incidents with similar names. For instance, a separate and unrelated case involving a victim named Jermane Hicks occurred in St. Louis in 2020, which resulted in the arrest of a man named Troy Jackson; however, that incident is distinct from the 2018 murder of Christopher Hicks.
Friends and family members, including an organizer named Shamika Lashay, rallied to support Hicks’s memorial services, sharing tributes that remembered him as a loving father and a 'great spirit.' The community held vigils, lighting over a hundred candles to honor his memory. His death was recorded as a loss to gun violence, leaving his family to mourn the untimely passing of a young father who had been working to provide for his children.
