In the late hours of September 4, 2022, 33-year-old Deondre Essex was fatally shot in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The incident occurred shortly before midnight on the 5800 block of Roosevelt Place. Police responded to the scene where they discovered Essex, who was a resident of the 5100 block of Wabada Avenue, located a few miles away from where the shooting took place.
Authorities reported that Essex was pronounced dead following the shooting, though
specific details regarding whether he died at the scene or at a medical facility remain distinct in various initial reports. The investigation was handled by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, who began canvassing the area for evidence and potential witnesses immediately following the violence.
As of the available public records following the incident, no immediate arrests were announced in connection with his death. Detectives continued to investigate the circumstances leading up to the gunfire, but information regarding a suspect or a motive was not immediately released to the public. Deondre Essex was also known in the community by the moniker 'DJ Dre Motion,' under which he worked as a disc jockey and emcee.
