Aaron Scott Arehart, 42, died at 1:52 a.m. on June 5, 2007, at St. Louis University Medical Center after being assaulted and sustaining a gunshot wound. The published account frames the assault and shooting as a violent confrontation that ended with the gunfire, but it gives no location for the attack, no timeline for how long he survived after being wounded, and no details about who was with him.

Arehart was described as from Crossville, Tennessee, born July 30, 1964, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Thomas and Lillian Potter Williams Arehart. He worked as a handyman; survivors named include his mother in Washington state, his former wife Martha Esmonde, a daughter Alicia, and extended family including a half sister in St. Louis. The account contains no mention of arrests, identified suspects, charges, or any later prosecution.

If anyone knew Aaron, saw him around late May or early June 2007, or has information about where or how he was attacked, please share what is known.