On a summer evening in St. Louis, what began as a Fourth of July in 2017 ended in tragedy for 24-year-old Bobby Slack. Just a short time after leaving his mother's home in north St. Louis, the young man was discovered shot and killed. He was found in the driver's seat of a car on the 1600 block of Cole Street. Another person in the vehicle with Slack at the time of the incident suffered a minor injury.
The male victim's life was cut short in an act of violence that would lead to a lengthy wait for justice.
Months after the fatal shooting, an arrest was made in the case. In April 2018, authorities announced that 29-year-old Dujuan Williams had been taken into custody. Williams was subsequently charged with a series of serious offenses, including first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action. A bond was set at $750,000 as the legal process against him began to unfold.
Following the charges, the case against Dujuan Williams proceeded through the court system. However, by September 2021, concerns were raised about potential delays in the trial. Publicly available information regarding the final outcome of the trial, including a verdict or sentencing in the murder of Bobby Slack, is not available. Subsequent reports in August 2023 indicated that Williams faced charges for separate alleged crimes, but the resolution of the case concerning Bobby Slack's death remains unreported in online sources. There is no information available regarding the motive for the shooting or the ethnicity of Bobby Slack.
