Michael Anthony Wiott, 31, of House Springs, Missouri, was found lying in the street behind a Conoco gas station in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of St. Louis on August 15, 2022. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead after being rushed to a local hospital. The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. at 4355 South Broadway.

Authorities say the assailant fled driving north on California Avenue in a dark-colored sedan. Police released a surveillance photograph of a man they believe was connected to the fatal shooting and asked the public for help identifying him. Wiott’s family described him as a loving father to two children, Alyvia and Michael Jr., and remembered him as a former restaurant cook who liked drawing, writing poetry, going to the river and fishing. No arrests or charges have been announced in connection with the killing.

If anyone has information about Michael Wiott’s death or the person in the released image, please share what you know with investigators.