Glen Flowers, 32, was shot and killed at a Valero gas station in Baytown, Texas, on the night of August 1, 2014. The shooting occurred just after midnight during an incident in which a man and woman were arguing at the pumps.

Witnesses at the scene provided the truck’s license plate number, which helped identify Pickering as a person of interest. Baytown police arrested Pickering on August 4, 2014; he was charged with Flowers’s murder and described as armed and dangerous. The community’s cooperation and witness information were credited with leading to a quick arrest.