On August 14, 2016, police in St. Louis, Missouri, responded to a call regarding a shooting in the northern part of the city. The incident occurred just after midnight in the 5000 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered a male victim who had sustained gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 39-year-old Michael Mason.
Emergency responders pronounced Mason dead at the scene due to the injuries he received during the altercation.
The shooting was part of a violent night in the city, which saw multiple other separate shooting incidents occur within a short timeframe. Investigators immediately began processing the scene and interviewing potential witnesses to piece together the events leading up to the homicide.
Law enforcement officials quickly identified a person of interest in the case. A 36-year-old man was taken into custody shortly after the shooting. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed a domestic motive, indicating that the suspect was the ex-boyfriend of Mason's current girlfriend. The suspect was detained as the investigation continued into the specific circumstances of the fatal encounter.
