De'Trell Crews
Male, Black
Date of the incident: 12/5/2018
St. Louis, St. Louis City, MO
4201 Lucas-Hunt Rd
4201 Lucas-Hunt Rd
Police reportedly were conducting surveillance on a Honda Accord that they suspected was stolen. When officers turned a corner, they allegedly were ambushed with one of the men opening fire on them from outside the Accord. One officer fired back. The car then took off, and police pursued. Gunfire was exchanged a second time. The Accord crashed head-on into a Ford F-150 pickup truck. Kevion Smith, 21, and 23-year-old Andrew Chanerl were killed in the crash. De'Trell Crews was shot and killed. The driver of the F-150 was also hospitalized in stable condition.