Samuel Valles-Rendon Jr. Death – Cause Of Death: 29-year-old Samuel Valles-Rendon Jr. of Berkeley was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a crashed truck on the 600 block of Robert Avenue in the Carondelet neighborhood on Friday 19th November 2021.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a man shot dead inside a crashed vehicle, on their arrival they found the vehicle had struck an electric pole. Valles-Rendon Jr. was found with a gunshot wound in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigation showed that he was shot on the 7100 block of Alabama Avenue before he crashed on Robert Avenue.

The shooting investigation is still ongoing as the suspect and the reason behind the shooting have not been confirmed. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the department’s Homicide Division directly at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).