Police are investigating a fatal stabbing after a man was found dead early Wednesday morning in the Central West End. The victim has been identified as Jardyn Walker, a St. Louis rapper and reality television personality known as J Rok Imb or JROK Peewee.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 4200 block of Olive Street around 1 a.m. after University City police traced a missing person’s cellphone signal to the area. Upon arrival, officers discovered Walker unresponsive with a puncture wound to his torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Walker had been reported missing earlier in University City, and authorities say the discovery followed coordination between multiple law enforcement agencies. No arrests have been made at this time, and police have not released details about potential suspects or a motive.
Walker was well known in the St. Louis entertainment scene as an up-and-coming rapper and reality TV figure. He appeared on the first season of Two Ways with Erica Mena on the Zeus Network and had auditioned for Bad Boys: Houston. He was a graduate of Riverview Gardens Senior High School.
Police say the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information related to the case is urged to contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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