Bootleggin' BBQ (1933 Washington Blvd., 314-241-5999), the new Kansas City-style barbecue joint in downtown St. Louis, had been planning a grand opening celebration for early October when tragedy struck: The restaurant's general manager, 23-year-old Andrew "Drew" Carter, was murdered in south St. Louis. (Police say an arrest has been made, but charges have yet to be filed.)
Carter had only been with the restaurant for a few months, but he and co-owner/pit master Brenton Brown went back much longer. "I'd been friends with him for years from playing softball," Brown says.…