A tragic development unfolds in the case of the Hyde Park shooting from last year. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department now confirms the passing of 71-year-old Timothy Anderson, who sustained severe injuries during an altercation and subsequent shooting on November 7, 2024. Anderson, a St. Louis City resident, succumbed to his injuries on April 17, but news of his death has only been made public recently.
Initially classified as an assault, the incident has escalated to a homicide after the Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be "blunt force trauma to the head and spinal area," as stated in an updated SLMPD's report released on September 17. The suspect, a 54-year-old male, turned himself in to authorities on November 12, 2024, yet at the time, the Circuit Attorney’s Office declined to pursue charges of Assault 2nd Degree. Now, with Anderson's death, the Homicide Division takes the reins of this investigation, digging deeper into the circumstances of that November morning.
The altercation transpired in the 4100 block of N. 22nd St., when officers responded to a shooting call close to 10:15 a.m. They discovered Anderson with a graze wound to his ear and, more seriously, injuries to his head. Details surrounding the conflict and shooting are still under review, as Anderson was rendered unable to provide a statement and the suspect had fled the scene shortly after the incident occurred.
After being transported to the hospital, Anderson was initially described as being in critical, but stable condition. The ongoing investigation, which had identified the assailant as a 53-year-old male at that time, sought to piece together the cause of the altercation.
