District 5

UPDATE: Man Found Shot in Debaliviere Place, Suspect Charged

UPDATE: A 45-year-old man was arrested in connection with this incident. He has been charged with Hindering Prosecution of Felony and Tampering with Evidence in a Felony Prosecution by the Circuit Attorney’s Office. UPDATE: The 70-year-old man has been identified as Herbert Nelson. Homicide Detectives are investigating the death of a man found on August […]

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Investigation Underway After Deadly Crash Involving Bus and Two Motorcycles

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

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

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

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

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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