22-Year-Old ID'd in Greater Ville Shooting

St. Louis police have identified the 22-year-old man killed in a May 3 shooting in the Greater Ville neighborhood as Jesse Stewart of Ferguson. Officers were called about 5:30 p.m. to the rear of the 4500 block of Cottage, where they found Stewart in an alley with gunshot wounds, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Emergency responders took him to a hospital, where he died. Police said the case remains under investigation. The identification fills in one of the few public details released since the shooting. Police have not publicly described what led to the gunfire or said whether any charges have been filed. A 24-year-old man who was still at the scene was taken into custody pending further investigation, police said in an updated homicide notice. ### Who was the man police identified? Jesse Stewart was identified by police on May 18 as the person who died in the shooting. The police notice listed him as a Ferguson resident and said he was 22. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department first issued its homicide notice on May 4 and later updated it with Stewart’s name. Police did not release additional biographical details in the notice. ### Where did the shooting happen? The shooting happened in the Greater Ville neighborhood in north St. Louis, according to police. The department said officers were dispatched to the rear of the 4500 block of Cottage after a report of a shooting. An alley behind that block was where officers found Stewart suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. The department’s public incident summaries describe the location only in those terms and do not identify a specific address for the shooting scene. ### What have police said about a possible suspect? A 24-year-old man was taken into custody at the scene, police said. The department said he remained in custody pending further investigation, but the public notice did not identify him by name. Police have not announced charges in the case in the materials they have released so far. The department’s crime updates say early incident details are preliminary and can change as investigators gather more information. ### What is still not public about the case? Police have not publicly said what prompted the shooting, whether Stewart and the man taken into custody knew each other, or whether investigators believe others were involved. The department also has not released court information indicating a criminal case tied to the killing. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police identified the victim as a 22-year-old man fatally shot May 3 in Greater Ville. The newspaper’s homicide tracker lists killings in the St. Louis area based on its reporting and public records. ### How does this fit into other violence reported that day in Greater Ville? St. Louis police also reported a separate May 3 shooting in Greater Ville that left a 19-year-old girl, a 16-year-old girl and a 21-year-old woman injured. That shooting was investigated by District 6 officers, while Stewart’s death was assigned to homicide detectives. Police have not publicly linked the two incidents. The department’s separate notices describe them as different cases and give different victim counts, though both occurred in the same neighborhood on the same date. ### What happens next in the investigation? Homicide detectives said the investigation into Stewart’s death is ongoing. The police department’s public notices do not give a court date, charging deadline or named suspect for the case. CrimeStoppers and district detectives continue to take tips in St. Louis shooting investigations, and police typically update public notices if a victim is identified or charges are filed. For now, the next public step in Stewart’s case is likely to come through a police update or court records tied to any charging decision.