On July 10, 2017, a 38-year-old male named William Duke was found dead in the Fox Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The discovery was made by authorities responding to reports of a shooting in the area, which is located in the southern part of the city. Upon arrival, police identified Duke as the victim of a homicide, marking a tragic end to his life in the midst of a particularly violent period for the community.
He was known to friends and family by the nickname '2 Sniff' and had attended Vashon High School.
The incident occurred during a tumultuous weekend in St. Louis, where seven individuals were killed in various acts of violence across the city. Duke's death was one of several shootings that strained local law enforcement resources and left the community on edge. Officers worked to secure the scene and gather evidence, but the chaotic nature of the weekend's events complicated immediate efforts to identify a perpetrator.
Despite the initial investigation by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, no details regarding a specific suspect or subsequent arrest have been made publicly available in the years following the crime. The case appears to have gone cold without a named assailant or filed charges reported in local media outlets. Consequently, there is no record of a trial or conviction connected to the death of William Duke, leaving the homicide unsolved in public records.
