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ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a man Saturday. Police said officers responded to a shooting near the intersection of S. Broadway and Bates Street at about 3:20 p.m. Saturday. There, they found a 2-vehicle crash, where the 36-year-old driver of a Pontiac Grand Prix was found unconscious and not breathing from a gunshot to the neck.
2 found shot inside car Saturday in East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A man is dead after a Saturday double shooting in East St. Louis. According to Illinois State Police, the shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. in a vehicle at the intersection of 18th Street and Old Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis. 2 people...
Juvenile victim fatally shot in the face Sunday night, police say
ST. LOUIS — A juvenile was fatally shot in the face Sunday evening in St. Louis, police investigators said. The fatal shooting happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of O'Fallon Street, three blocks north of the Dome at America's Center in the city's Columbus Square neighborhood.
St. Louis County police investigating Saturday night homicide in Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. — Detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department's Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are investigating a man's death in Ferguson. According to St. Louis County Police Department, officers with the Ferguson Police Department responded to a welfare check call shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of N. Marguerite Avenue.
Charges: Suspect shot man, strangled toddler at St. Louis home
ST. LOUIS — A suspect has been charged in the killings of a 60-year-man and a 3-year-old girl earlier this week in St. Louis. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office on Saturday charged Henry Hughes, 55, of St. Louis with two counts of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous felon.
2 police officers shot in Soulard, 1 person in custody
ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis police officers were shot in Soulard Thursday night. The St. Louis Metropolitan police department said in a Friday update that one officer had been treated and released and described the other officer's condition as "stable." Department spokeswoman Evita Caldwell said the officers were...
'That's insane': 149 cars stolen in St. Louis in one week, police say
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says in the month of January, there were 691 reported incidents of motor vehicle theft compared to 311 during the same time period in 2022. 5 On Your Side learned there are two types of cars that thieves are targeting...
Habitat for Humanity tiny home stolen from Des Peres found
DES PERES, Mo. — A tiny home intended to help Habitat for Humanity raise funds was stolen Saturday morning. It was found Saturday evening, a Des Peres official said. Surveillance footage shows what appears to be an SUV back up to the tiny home's trailer hitch before the home was towed away, Harper Zielonko with Habitat for Humanity St. Louis said.
Police: Surveillance video shows St. Louis alderman struck woman with his car, charges not issued
ST. LOUIS — Police say a St. Louis alderman struck a woman with his car moments before he went on social media accusing her of trying to carjack him, according to a report obtained by 5 On Your Side. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Office has declined to...
3 Lincoln County high school students killed in crash Sunday morning
LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. — Three people died and two others were seriously injured after a crash early Sunday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson Dallas Thompson, the Highway Patrol was requested to the scene of a single-vehicle crash at about 4:15 Sunday morning on South Chantilly Road, south of Ethington Road in Lincoln County.
Carjacking suspect arrested after police pursuit ends in crash in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. — A carjacking suspect is in custody after a police pursuit ended in a crash in Franklin County Thursday morning. At around 6:30 a.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a carjacking that happened in Washington, Missouri. Just before 7 a.m., a trooper with Missouri State Highway Patrol located the car and tried to pull it over and that’s when a pursuit ensued.
Police: St. Louis mom turns in 13-year-old son for suspected carjacking pastor at gunpoint
ST. LOUIS — Wednesday morning, a 13-year-old boy had a court hearing after being accused of pointing a gun at a pastor's face and stealing his car in south St. Louis. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said it was the teenager's mother who turned him in. This is after...
Belleville protesters march, stand in solidarity for Tyre Nichols
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Protesters gathered in downtown Belleville on Saturday calling for change and justice in the wake of Tyre Nichols' death. Nichols was beaten to death by a group of Memphis police officers almost a month ago. Six police officers were fired for their roles in the beating...
‘We didn’t forget about Trina’: Man, nephew charged in decade-old cold case in Pontoon Beach
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. — The Metro East family of a missing woman now has answers after two men were charged with her disappearance and death Thursday. On Jan. 17, 2013, Patrenia 'Trina' Butler-Turner was reported missing in East St. Louis, Illinois by her relatives after she was last seen getting into a red pick-up truck.
Major Case Squad investigating fatal shooting in Berkeley
BERKELEY, Mo. — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated Tuesday to investigate a fatal shooting in Berkeley. At 3:46 a.m., dispatchers with the Berkeley Police Department received a 911 call for shots fired on the 8000 block of Busiek Avenue, the Major Case Squad said. Responding officers found a 34-year-old man suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
St. Louis invests over a million dollars to combat spike in teen-involved crimes
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis is investing more than a million dollars to reach youth before they resort to violence. It follows several recent cases where teenagers are accused of serious crimes. It's a conversation about solutions -- investments for prevention and even justice for offenders. A local professor...
Florissant man confesses to multiple thefts across Metro area worth thousands
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed charges against a Florissant man Monday who confessed to being involved in a number of thefts across the St. Louis area. According to a Facebook post from the Florissant Police Department, Samuel Mudd, 24, stole catalytic...
'They just came charging at me': 13-year-old arrested after carjacking St. Louis pastor at gunpoint
ST. LOUIS — A pastor was carjacked at his church in south St. Louis. Police told 5 On Your Side two teenagers pointed a gun in his face Friday night before taking his car, slamming it into two other vehicles and escaping. Monday afternoon, police said a 13-year-old boy...
16-year-old St. Charles high schooler Ritu Singh is budding star in sport of cricket
ST CHARLES, Mo. — In the St. Louis area, many kids grow up with dreams of hitting the ball at Busch Stadium for the Cardinals. Francis Howell North's Ritu Singh has similar dreams of crushing the ball. It's just that her choice of ball and bat look a bit different than those at Busch Stadium.
Former KSDK anchor and reporter Chris Condon dies
ST. LOUIS — We have some sad news to share. Former KSDK reporter and anchor Chris Condon has died. Condon joined the station, then known as KSD-TV, in 1961, after working as a television news anchor at KVOO-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and at WDAF in Kansas City. During his...
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