On the evening of January 25, 2021, police were called to the 7200 block of Woodstead Court in the Norwood Court village of St. Louis County, Missouri, for a reported shooting near Interstate 70 and Lucas and Hunt Road. Responding officers entered an apartment and found 38-year-old Richard Gomillia suffering apparent gunshot wounds. He lived a few blocks away on Norstead Walk and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons led the investigation. Detectives did not initially identify a suspect or release a motive, and investigators asked the public for tips through CrimeStoppers while they pieced together what happened inside the residence.

When the inquiry concluded, authorities classified Gomillia’s death as a justifiable homicide and did not file criminal charges, closing the case as a lawful use of force under Missouri law. Does anyone have information about Gomillia, his movements that evening, or the household where the shooting occurred?