Gunfire inside a longtime biker bar on St. Louis' north side left one man dead early Thursday, rattling patrons and neighbors in the Jeff-Vander-Lou community.
The shooting unfolded just before 2 a.m. at Bikers Corner Cocktail Lounge at North Vandeventer Avenue and North Market Street, according to First Alert 4. Emergency crews arrived to find a man inside the bar suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead. Investigators say they are now searching for a suspect.
Bikers Corner, listed at 1924 N. Vandeventer Ave, appears in local business directories as a long-running neighborhood cocktail lounge, per RestaurantJump. Those listings describe it as a biker-friendly bar with an outdoor patio and a long-standing presence along the Vandeventer strip.
Police Investigation Underway
Detectives are working to piece together what led up to the gunfire and to identify who pulled the trigger. Officers discovered the victim inside the bar, and the investigation was still active early Thursday, as reported by First Alert 4. No arrest had been announced at the time.
Bar's Past And Neighborhood Context
Court records show that Bikers Corner was referenced in a 2020 fatal-shooting case, according to OTT Law. The club sits in the Jeff-Vander-Lou area of north St. Louis, which the city's neighborhood guide maps to the Vandeventer corridor, per the City of St. Louis.
This is a developing case, and this story will be updated as police, the medical examiner or other officials release more information.
