In the early hours of Oct.14, 2025, 29-year-old Trinity Staten did what so many women in danger have done before her — she tried to leave. But the moment she stepped into a Lyft, hoping for safety, her attempt at freedom ended in tragedy.
Police say Staten, a beloveddaughter, sister, and friend from Normandy, Missouri, was shot multiple times by her boyfriend, 31-year-old Jeremie Northcross, outside a Mobil gas station in St. Louis’s North Riverfront neighborhood. The violence unfolded around 2:20 a.m., moments after Staten had fled an escalating argument at home.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Staten had ordered a Lyft to escape when Northcross followed her on a bicycle, circling the SUV twice before openingfire into the passenger side. The barrage of bullets tore through the car, striking Staten as the driver tried desperately to shield her…