On the morning of February 4, 2013, officers in St. Louis responded to an alley near the 4225 block of Obear Avenue in the College Hill neighborhood and found an unresponsive man who was later pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was identified as 28-year-old Odell Greenwood, a Black man who lived locally. Examiners determined he died from a gunshot wound; authorities did not release details about the number of shots or the weapon’s caliber.

Greenwood was known to have family in the area, including a daughter; his death was later mentioned in the obituary of the child’s mother, Veronica Chineth. St. Louis homicide detectives investigated but faced difficulty locating witnesses or other actionable leads. No suspects were taken into custody and no charges were filed in connection with the shooting.

If anyone knew Odell Greenwood or has information about what happened that morning on Obear Avenue, please come forward.