On January 16, 2020, officers in St. Louis County responded to a shooting at about 6:00 p.m. in the 1600 block of Vassier Avenue in Wellston and found 38-year-old Albert Gant Jr. inside the home with fatal gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Gant was a father of six.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect. Steve M. Ousley, 31, was taken into custody shortly after the incident. Police say Ousley and Gant had a dispute at the same residence on January 15, and the argument allegedly escalated when Ousley returned the next evening. During questioning, law enforcement reported Ousley admitted to shooting Gant. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Ousley with first-degree murder and armed criminal action and a judge ordered him held on a $500,000 cash-only bond.

Did anyone in Wellston see or hear anything on January 15 or 16 that could help clarify what happened between Gant and Ousley?