Steven Weinhardt

A man was shot to death after entering another man's tent near the Mississippi River early Tuesday, police said. Steven Weinhardt, 36, was shot about 4:40 a.m. on June 14 in the 1400 block of Commercial Street, in the city's Near North Riverfront neighborhood. Weinhardt lived in the 200 block of Roderick Drive. The suspected shooter is a man in his 50s. Police interviewed him and released him as they continued their investigation. St. Louis homicide detectives are handling the case. The man told police that he shot Weinhardt after he entered his tent. Officers called to a shooting near O'Fallon and Lewis streets found Weinhardt inside a tent suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.