On the night of October 18, 2014, police in St. Louis, Missouri, were dispatched to the 5600 block of Lillian Avenue following reports of gunfire. Upon arriving near the intersection of Lillian and Plover avenues around 11:45 p.m., officers discovered Margaree Dixson, a 35-year-old African-American female, lying in the street. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to her head, chest, arms, and hands.
Despite the arrival of emergency responders, she was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the beginning of a violent night that would deeply impact her family.
The investigation into the shooting commenced immediately, with detectives canvassing the area for witnesses who had reported hearing the shots. However, just hours later, the violence continued a short distance away. Around 2:10 a.m. the following morning, police responded to another shooting a few blocks over at the intersection of Saloma and Wren avenues. The victim in this second incident was identified as Jermaine Jones, Margaree Dixson's 29-year-old brother. He had been shot in the chest and leg and was transported to a hospital by acquaintances, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The double homicide left the siblings' family in a state of shock and mourning, having lost two loved ones in separate incidents within a span of approximately three hours. Authorities worked to determine if the two shootings were connected, given the close proximity and timing, though early reports could not definitively link the motives. At the time of the initial investigation, police found two firearms in the vehicle belonging to Jones and interviewed men who were with him, but no specific suspects were immediately taken into custody for the murder of Margaree Dixson.
In the years following the incident, public records have not indicated that any arrests were made or charges filed specifically for the murder of Margaree Dixson. The case details largely remain centered on the initial police response and the tragic coincidence of her brother's death the same night. While other individuals with the same surname have appeared in St. Louis crime reports for unrelated offenses in subsequent years, there is no available information confirming that the person or persons responsible for ending Margaree Dixson's life were ever apprehended or convicted.
