On the night of November 23, 2018, 27-year-old Aashya Quarles was shot while driving near the intersection of St. Charles Rock Road and I-70 in St. John, St. Louis County. Her car, struck by multiple bullets, crashed into a pole in the 8100 block of St. Charles Lane. First responders found her at the scene; she died of at least one gunshot wound. The crash was described as violent enough to shake nearby homes.

In the days before her death Quarles had been volunteering at Beyond Housing and had told others she felt she was in danger. She left behind three young children. Investigators initially said they did not know whether the shooting was random or targeted and had no immediate suspects. Several months later authorities charged 29-year-old Alpheus Bass III with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action; court documents say he was seen outside a beauty supply store Quarles had visited and on video shortly after the homicide. The police have not disclosed a motive or described the nature of any relationship between Bass and Quarles.

Did anyone in the area know Aashya or have information about her movements that night?