ST. LOUIS COUNTY – St. Louis County Police have identified a 71-year-old Overland man as the person who died after an officer-involved shooting during a standoff that began with a reported assault early Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in the 9400 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue in Overland, Mo.
The deceased was identified Monday as Robert Lewis, 71, of the 9400 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue in Overland, according to St. Louis County Police.
Detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are conducting the officer-involved shooting and death investigation, which occurred in the same block, police said.
Officers from the Overland Police Department responded at about 2:45 a.m. Feb. 20 to an assault call in the 9400 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue, police said. Police made contact with the victim nearby, who told officers his roommate had assaulted him.
An officer then went to the residence and saw an adult male standing outside with a weapon, police said. The officer heard a gunshot, and the suspect entered the residence. Police initiated an officer-in-need-of-aid call for an armed and “possibly barricaded suspect,” and responding officers positioned themselves near the residence to contain the suspect.
At about 2:55 a.m., officers saw the suspect break a window and “flourish a weapon from inside the home,” police said. A Woodson Terrace police officer fired his service weapon.
The St. Louis County Police Tactical Operations Unit and the Crisis Negotiations Team responded and attempted to contact the suspect but received “negative results,” police said.
Just after 5:30 a.m., Tactical Operations Unit officers entered the residence and found the suspect deceased inside, police said.
No officers were physically injured, police said. The victim of the initial assault call suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment.
The Overland Police Department requested that St. Louis County detectives assume responsibility for the case, police said. The Woodson Terrace officer involved is 29 years old and has eight years of law enforcement experience.
Police said the investigation remains active and that preliminary details could change. Anyone with information was asked to contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210.
