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In the winter of 2018, the life of a young father was abruptly cut short in the Tower Grove South neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri. Ziyaa S Umarov, a 23-year-old male who had moved to the United States from Russia nine years prior, was found inside a car, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds on January 12th. He was discovered by his girlfriend of two years, Samantha Bates, and others who came across the tragic scene. Bates described him as a kind-hearted person who would do anything for anyo ...Read More
Victim Details

Ziyaa S Umarov

Male

White / Caucasian

Saint-louis

MO

2018-01-12

23

Ziyaa

S Umarov

01/17/2026