Leonard Ward, 53, was shot to death during a moving-vehicle confrontation on westbound Interstate 70 near West Florissant Avenue in St. Louis in the early hours of May 15, 2020. Ward was a passenger when a verbal argument with another passenger, Brian Williams, escalated; Williams, seated in the rear, produced a firearm and shot Ward in the head three times.

Williams fled the scene and discarded the weapon while running from responding officers. He was later arrested and, in a recorded police interview, admitted to killing Ward. Williams was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action and waived a jury trial. At a bench trial on October 18–19, 2023, Judge Bryan L. Hettenbach found Williams, 59, guilty of both counts. The primary eyewitness, driver Edouard Claypool, refused to testify and was held in contempt.

Williams faced a sentencing range of 10 to 30 years as a prior and persistent felony offender, with sentencing set for December 8, 2023. Does anyone have information about Ward, his movements that night, or contacts who might help fill gaps in the timeline?