On the morning of Monday, July 31, 2017, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, began an investigation into a fatal shooting in the northern section of the city. The victim was identified as Fitzgerald Harris, a 33-year-old Black male who was discovered suffering from gunshot wounds. Police officers were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports of a shooting, where they found Harris unresponsive.
Despite the arrival of emergency medical personnel, he was pronounced dead at the location where he was found.
Harris, who was known to friends and family by the nicknames '2 Fitz' and 'Feezy,' had ties to the local community and had previously attended Vashon High School. Following his death, loved ones expressed their grief on online memorial platforms, sharing tributes that described him as a 'sweetheart' and lamenting the loss of a father and uncle. One tribute poignantly remarked on the nature of his death, suggesting he may have been betrayed by someone close to him, though police did not publicly confirm a motive at the time of the incident.
The homicide added to the city's violence statistics for that year, with Harris becoming one of the many victims recorded by gun violence monitors in 2017. As of the available information from public sources, no specific details regarding the arrest of a suspect or the filing of charges in connection with Harris's murder have been widely released, leaving the case as a somber statistic in the city's ongoing struggle with violent crime. The investigation was handled by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division.
