MUS-2026-0564
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MUS-2026-0564
Homicide
- Incident
- 2016
- Indexed
- Oct 30, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- St. Louis County Police Department
- Location
- Riverview MO
Public record. Index entry.
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Darren Seals, 29, was found shot dead inside a burning vehicle in the 9600 block of Diamond Drive in Riverview, Missouri, on September 6, 2016. St. Louis County Police said the investigation showed he had been shot before the vehicle was set on fire. Seals was a Ferguson activist who worked on the General Motors assembly line and co-founded Hands Up United. Police said at the time that they had no leads and no potential suspects. No arrests have been reported and police have not publicly identified a motive.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2013
Seals survives a shooting.
- August 2014
Seals protests in Ferguson after the police shooting of Michael Brown and later co-founds Hands Up United.
- September 6, 2016
At about 1:50 a.m., county units assist Riverview for a vehicle fire in the 9600 block of Diamond Drive. Seals is found shot inside the burned car.
Key people
The people in the file.
29, of Ferguson, Missouri. A General Motors assembly line worker and hip hop musician who co-founded Hands Up United.
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