On the night of June 9, 2023, Darereon Falls, a 27-year-old Black man from Collinsville, Illinois, was found inside a home on the 5600 block of Janet Avenue in Jennings, Missouri, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. St. Louis County Police officers arrived just before midnight and discovered Falls at approximately 11:41 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Falls is survived by his mother and four children and is remembered by family and friends as a loving father and kind person. Homicide detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department were investigating the killing; as of the last public reports no arrests or specific suspects had been announced and investigators continued to seek leads.

If anyone has information about that night or about who might be responsible, contact the St. Louis County Police Department’s homicide unit.