District 5

Investigation Underway After Deadly Crash Involving Bus and Two Motorcycles

/ Last Updated on August 29, 2025 at 04:19 pm

Accident Reconstruction investigators and District 5 detectives are investigating a deadly crash involving two motorcycles and a Metro Bus. A preliminary investigation reveals around 11 a.m. on August 29, two motorcycles were travelling next to each other northbound on Skinker. As the motorcycles approached the intersection of Skinker and Enright, a Metro Bus traveling southbound […]

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UPDATE: Investigation Into Two Deaths Reveals Murder-Suicide Motive

/ Last Updated on August 29, 2025 at 07:26 am

UPDATE: On August 27, 2025, the Homicide Division received an autopsy report from the Medical Examiner’s Office listing the man’s cause of death as Homicidal Asphyxia, thus ruling the manner of death a homicide. The woman’s manner of death, who was located on the day of the incident with a gunshot wound beneath her chin,

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UPDATE: Man Shot and Killed on Garfield

/ Last Updated on August 26, 2025 at 08:42 am

UPDATE: The deceased man has been identified as 49-year-old Eric Louis of St. Louis City. District 5 officers responded to a shooting in the 4400 block of Garfield just after 9 p.m. on August 15. When officers arrived on scene, they located a man approximately 35-40 years old, suffering from a gunshot wound to his

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17-year-old shot in the hand in West End Neighborhood

/ Last Updated on August 16, 2025 at 07:09 am

On August 15, District 5 officers received a call for a shooting at approximately 11:38 a.m. Officers met with a 17-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound to his hand. The 17-year-old told officers he was walking at Maple and Catalpa. Suddenly, he heard gunshots and then felt pain to his hand. The 17-year-old was

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Teenage Girl Accidentally Shot by 15-Year-Old Playing with Gun

/ Last Updated on August 13, 2025 at 08:39 am

Around 5:00 p.m. on August 12, District 5 officers were called to a shooting in the 5800 block of Cabanne Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 14-year-old girl suffering a gunshot wound to the arm. Officers applied a tourniquet to her arm. The teen was transported to the hospital and is stable.

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