Jury Finds Man Guilty of Second-degree Murder in St. Louis Homecoming Party Shooting
April 24, 2026

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A jury found a man guilty of second-degree murder and several other charges in a 2023 shooting at a high school homecoming party near Gravois Park.


Along with the murder charge, the jury found Azavian Royal, 21, guilty of first-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree assault and four counts of armed criminal action for a shooting that killed a teenager, according to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office.


The verdict comes after another man involved in the shooting, Orlando Bernard, 20, pleaded guilty on April 17 to second-degree murder and received a 19-year prison sentence.


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Amber Raub

Public Information Officer

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

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314-589-6233 (office)

314-312-9912 (cell)

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