A violent dispute in Pagedale, a St. Louis suburb, ended with the death of 40-year-old Micah Smith on April 9, 2020. Police say the sequence began in a liquor store parking lot on Page Avenue when Smith approached a car belonging to Christopher Williams and began shooting at it. Surveillance footage then shows Williams chasing Smith and firing several shots; one struck Smith in the back of the head. A patrolling Pagedale officer found Smith on the pavement and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A gun was recovered in Smith’s waistband.

Two men were arrested in connection with the incident. Christopher Williams was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action and held on a $500,000 cash-only bond. A second man, 29-year-old Legree Edwards Jr., was seen on video receiving a gun from Williams, fleeing, and later told police he ran and disposed of the firearm; he was charged with tampering with physical evidence and held on a $25,000 cash-only bond.

Does anyone have information about Smith’s movements that afternoon or about witnesses who were in that liquor store parking lot?