Sharita Ariel Brooks, 30, was found dead in her parked car on Claudine Drive in the Spanish Lake area of St. Louis on January 18, 2021. The engine was still running. Her infant daughter was in the backseat and unharmed; relatives say the child had been alone with her deceased mother for an extended period.

Reports say Sharita had driven the child and a man, later identified as 31-year-old Andrew Buckingham, from her University City home the previous day. During the trip Sharita called a friend saying she did not feel safe. Authorities say she was shot multiple times in the head while in the driver’s seat, and a witness reported seeing someone walk away after gunshots were heard. Investigators recovered an article of clothing in a nearby sewer drain that contained DNA from both Sharita and Buckingham; Buckingham was taken into custody within a day and charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and tampering with physical evidence.

Does anyone have information about Sharita’s movements that day or who may have seen the car on Claudine Drive?