In the Walnut Park East neighborhood of north St. Louis, a burst of gunfire shattered the late afternoon calm on Monday, November 21, 2022. When police officers arrived at the scene, the parking lot of Mitchell Tire Repair at 5403 Harney Avenue, they found a man lying wounded.
The victim was identified as 32-year-old Christopher Willis Jr., a male who had sustained a gunshot wound to his neck. He was unconscious and not breathing when help arrived.
Paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital, but his injury proved to be too severe, and he was pronounced dead.
The shooting occurred just after 5 p.m., near the border of the Mark Twain neighborhood. As of the latest available information, details regarding the circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been publicly released by authorities.
There have been no announcements of any arrests in connection with the shooting, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The investigation into the death of Christopher Willis Jr. is ongoing.
