A teenage boy was killed after gunfire broke out at an illegal car meet in late May near Earth City Expressway and Corporate Woods Drive in Bridgeton, Missouri. The event, described as a slide show with more than 100 vehicles performing stunts, drew complaints and police began arriving about 8:30 p.m. Fifteen-year-old Gerardo Perez, a male student from East St. Louis, was sitting in the back seat of a truck when he was struck in the head. He was taken to a hospital and died a few days later on May 21, 2024.

Five other people were wounded in the shooting, including three who had been in the same truck as Perez. The gathering later moved to a different lot in unincorporated north St. Louis County, where illegal activity continued. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis led the investigation and identified suspects. Nineteen-year-old Garron Amon Stevenson was accused of firing an AR-15 eight times from a red Hyundai; officers recovered the rifle concealed in a basement wall during a search. Prosecutors charged Stevenson with second-degree murder, multiple counts of assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon; bond was set at $1,000,000. A 17-year-old male was also taken into custody and charged in juvenile court with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree assault.

Does anyone have information about the Bridgeton slide show or saw the red Hyundai that evening?