ST. LOUIS - New details are emerging following a 17-year cold case involving the murder of Demond Taylor, a Florissant Valley Campus Police Officer.

On June 20, 2008, Taylor was fatally shot while sitting inside a car near Page and Academy Avenues in the city of St. Louis. Taylor was off duty at the time of the shooting.

For 17 years, the case went unsolved. But this past weekend, the circuit attorney's office, alongside St. Louis police, announced charges against 46-year-old Brandon Levy.

According to court documents, investigators relied largely on eyewitness testimony. Police say three witnesses came forward between 2018 and 2025, each alleging Levy mistakenly shot Taylor, believing he was a rival gang member.

Authorities noted that officer Taylor would have turned 52 this past Sund

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