An adult male was left critically injured after a shooting Monday afternoon at the intersection of Maffitt and Vandeventer avenues in North St. Louis, according to a statement from police. The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m., and no additional information about a suspect or motive has been released.
According to FOX 2, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the shooting in a statement but has not released the victim's name, condition beyond critical, or details about what led up to the gunfire. SLMPD's North Patrol Division includes District 5, which operates out of headquarters at 4014 Union Boulevard, according to information compiled by the City of St. Louis.
A Corner With a Violent History
The intersection also appears in police and contemporaneous records of an earlier fatal shooting. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, District 4 officers responded to a shooting near North Vandeventer and Maffitt at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2024. Police later identified the victim as 26-year-old D’angelo Caldwell, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch homicide tracker records the same death, while the incident was also cataloged by KTVI Fox 2.
A separate August 2026 shooting in The Ville was reported by Hoodline, but the supplied reporting does not establish a connection between that incident and Monday's shooting.
How the citywide figures are measured
The cited police reports use several different measures. SLMPD reported that shooting incidents declined 28% in 2025 from the previous year, while its 2024 year-end report said Shots Fired calls decreased 13% and ShotSpotter Activations decreased 18%, according to the department's 2024 crime report and 2025 statistics. Those labels describe separate measures rather than one combined count. The cited releases do not provide a single comparable 2024-2026 series that breaks out fatal shootings, nonfatal shootings and all shooting incidents under a uniform definition.
Citywide Numbers Tell a Different Story
The localized violence stands in contrast to broader citywide trends. SLMPD data showed homicides fell to 141 in 2025, the city's lowest annual total in 12 years, alongside a 28% drop in overall shooting incidents, according to a report from FOX 2. An October 2025 report by the Council on Criminal Justice is also cited in connection with St. Louis.
Even as those numbers improve overall, the shooting occurred in North St. Louis near Maffitt and Vandeventer.
Regional Efforts and Potential Charges
Local law enforcement efforts are accompanied by regional initiatives aimed at curbing gun violence. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments describes the Save Lives Now! initiative. The City of St. Louis also has an Office of Violence Prevention.
No suspect, motive or charges have been announced in Monday's shooting. Any future charges and penalties would depend on the facts and the applicable Missouri law; general legal information is available from Rose Legal Services and Combs Waterkotte.
Anyone with information about Monday's shooting is asked to contact Regional CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS, where possible rewards may be available. Detectives have released no additional information, and the victim's condition has not been updated since he was reported critical at the scene.
