Logan Snyder

According to charges filed against an 18-year-old, Snyder was pushed to the ground and shot. They man and another teenage boy rifled through his pockets before walking off, St. Louis County police Detective Dustin Shoemaker said in court papers. Shoemaker also cited the “brazen nature of this sophisticated daytime attempted robbery and homicide committed in a populated residential area.” Logan was a junior at Hancock Place High School. A message posted by the Michel Funeral Home described Logan as “a kind soul who loved his family so intensely. He could light up an entire room with his beautiful smile.” Authorities said Martin Russell Tullis III and the second teen traveled to meet Logan that day, but they didn’t say why. The second teen, also 17 at the time of the killing, is being held at the St. Louis County Family Court, police said. He has not been certified to stand trial as an adult. Tullis and the second teen were arrested a week after the killing on suspicion of second-degree murder. Tullis lives in the 1000 block of Park Avenue in St. Louis. Logan’s mother, Tracy Tucker, said Logan liked to listen to music and snuggle with his dog. He had planned on having a career in real estate one day, she said. She said Tullis and her son were acquaintances. She said she doesn’t know why they were meeting that day. “This should never have happened,” Tucker said Wednesday.