In the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood of St. Louis, the sound of gunfire broke the night's quiet on October 21, 2017. Responding to the sound, police officers discovered the body of 46-year-old Lonnie Boaze. He had been fatally shot. An investigation into his death was launched, marking another life lost to gun violence in the city.
Lonnie Boaze was a father, a son, a brother, and a grandfather.
His death left a void in the lives of his family, including his mother, Janet Marie Boaze, his brother, Ramon Ellis Boaze, and his several children and grandchildren. The family gathered to mourn their loss and celebrate his life in the days that followed, remembering the man they had lost so suddenly and tragically.
Despite the initial police response and investigation into the homicide of Lonnie Boaze, there have been no publicly available reports detailing any arrests or the identification of any suspects in connection with his death. The case remains one of many unsolved homicides, leaving his family and community without answers or a sense of justice for his untimely passing. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the motive behind it remain unclear to the public.
