On the afternoon of August 15, 2016, a gold vehicle was found in the 5600 block of Hiller Place in St Louis after it had struck an unoccupied parked car. Responding officers discovered 31-year-old Alexander J. Thomas in the backseat with a fatal gunshot wound; emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The shooting was reported just before 3 p.m.

The St Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation but released few public details while trying to reconstruct what happened and who was involved. Identity was confirmed, but the motive and circumstances leading to the shooting were not disclosed.

If anyone saw the gold vehicle, the collision, or has information about Alexander Thomas that could help investigators, please come forward.