In the early hours of a chilly Monday in November, the quiet streets of Moline Acres, a neighborhood in north St. Louis County, were disturbed by the sound of a car crash. It was around 12:10 a.m. on November 11, 2019, when police responded to the 9800 block of Portage Drive. There, they discovered a car that had collided with a parked vehicle. Inside, they found 40-year-old Gregory Pickett, a resident of Glen Owen Drive.
Pickett, a male, had sustained at least one gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators from the St. Louis County Police Department, along with officers from the Moline Acres and Bellefontaine Neighbors police departments, determined that Pickett had been shot while he was inside his vehicle, which then led to the crash. The initial investigation did not lead to the immediate identification of any suspects.
In the days following the discovery of Pickett's body, the St. Louis County Police Department appealed to the public for assistance. They urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to come forward and contact either the investigators directly or CrimeStoppers to remain anonymous. Despite the appeal for public assistance, there have been no subsequent announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in connection with the death of Gregory Pickett. The case, it appears, remains an open and unresolved homicide investigation.
