JARDYN WALKER, a St. Louis rapper and reality television personality also known as J Rok Imb or JROK Peewee, was found dead early Wednesday morning following a fatal stabbing in the Central West End, police said.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of Olive Street around 1 a.m. after University City police traced the signal of a missing person’s cellphone to the area.
When officers arrived, they found Walker unresponsive with a puncture wound to his torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said Walker had been reported missing earlier in University City, and the discovery of his body followed coordination between multiple law enforcement agencies.
Authorities have not made any arrests and have not released information about possible suspects or a motive.
Walker was known in the St. Louis entertainment scene as an emerging rapper and reality TV personality. 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 also a graduate of Riverview Gardens Senior High School.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Police are asking anyone with information related to the case to contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
