In the winter of 2014, a single gunshot shattered the evening calm on a north St. Louis street, claiming the life of 48-year-old Tawana Stevenson. On the night of Monday, December 29th, police were called to the 4100 block of Enright Avenue around 8:17 p.m. following a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered Stevenson on a porch with a fatal gunshot wound to her chest.
According to accounts from that evening, Stevenson was in the process of entering a home with some acquaintances when the sound of a lone gunshot rang out. Her companions, who were not injured in the incident, ran inside the residence for safety. Emergency services transported Stevenson to a local hospital, but her injury proved too severe, and she was pronounced dead.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the St. Louis police initiated a homicide investigation. However, details regarding a potential motive or any person of interest were not released to the public. The initial reports from law enforcement indicated that they had not identified any suspects in connection with the deadly shooting.
Years have passed since Tawana Stevenson's untimely death, and the case has grown cold. Publicly available information and news reports have not offered any subsequent updates on the investigation. There have been no announcements of any arrests made or suspects identified in the years following the incident. The circumstances surrounding who fired the fatal shot and why remain an unanswered question, leaving a case unresolved and a family without closure.
