MCS Report #807
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Berkeley Police Department
Date of Activation: 07/25/2023
Commander and Department: Lt. Mark Pounders, Florissant Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Maj. Steve Runge, Berkeley Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Brian Adelsberger, St. Charles County Police Department
Victim: Patrick Durley
Suspect: Robert Eugene Ericks Jr.
The Berkeley Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Patrick Durley (age 30). At approximately 1:20am, officers responded to the 8600 block of Frost Avenue for a report of shot fired. There they found Patrick in a parking lot. He had been fatally shot.
As a result of this investigation, Robert Ericks Jr (age 41) was charged with Murder 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action. His bond was set at $1,000,000.
