Odell Greenwood

On the morning of February 4, 2013, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, were alerted to a grim discovery in the northern section of the city. Around 10:00 a.m., police officers arrived at an alley situated near the 4225 block of Obear Avenue, located within the College Hill neighborhood. Upon investigating the scene, they located an unresponsive individual who had evidently been the victim of a violent act. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, marking another homicide in a particularly violent stretch along North Grand Boulevard that year.

The victim was identified by law enforcement as Odell Greenwood, a 28-year-old Black male who resided in the area. Examiners determined that Greenwood’s death was caused by a gunshot wound, though specific details regarding the number of shots or the caliber of the weapon were not immediately released to the public. He was known to have family in the region, including a daughter, and his passing was later noted in the obituary of the child's mother, Veronica Chineth, who passed away years later.

Despite the investigation launched by St. Louis homicide detectives, the case faced significant challenges in identifying those responsible. In the aftermath of the shooting, police struggled to find witnesses or actionable leads that could point toward a specific perpetrator. Reports from local media tracking homicides in the area indicated that no suspects were taken into custody in connection with Greenwood's murder, and no charges were filed, leaving the case unresolved without an arrest or conviction.