Gregory Thomas

In the city of St. Louis, a young Black man named Demetrius Thomas, aged 20, lost his life on a Thursday, the 17th of September, 2009. His death, a sudden and violent end to a promising life, has remained a somber, unsolved chapter in the city's history.

On that particular evening, Demetrius had been at a nightclub in the vicinity of the 500 block of North 20th Street. As he was leaving, he came upon a scene of individuals attempting to break into cars. In a courageous but ultimately fata ...