Jermaine Rolane Darbey, a 26-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, died on Tuesday night, October 26, 2010, in a killing that left detectives searching for answers and neighbors replaying the sounds of an argument that turned suddenly violent.
Shortly before 11:00 p.m., police were called to the 4200 block of Enright Avenue near Whittier in the city’s Vandeventer neighborhood. When officers arrived, they found a man lying face down on the sidewalk and the tree lawn, already suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators reported injuries that included wounds to the neck, back, abdomen, and a lower leg, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the aftermath, neighbors described hearing a loud quarrel outside, then several shots. When they looked out, the gunfire had already dissolved into the night—leaving only the victim on the ground. Detectives said they had no description of the shooter or shooters and no clear information on how the gunman or gunmen fled.
In the publicly available reporting located for this case, there are no named suspects, no reported arrests, and no details of charges, trials, or convictions connected to Darbey’s death. The account from the scene emphasizes how little investigators had to work with at the time and how heavily the case depended on witnesses coming forward.
