Critical Incident Updates

Officer Involved Shooting at 5700 Oakland

Update: The 37-year-old man has been identified as Gregory Maxwell of Springfield IL. Original Post: September 26, 12:29 p.m.: District 2 officers responded to a call for Disturbance after a 37-year-old man came into the private offices of Renaissance Financial and refused to leave. When officers arrived, they observed the man with a dog. The […]

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Force Investigation Unit Investigates Woman’s Death After Suicide Attempt at CJC

District 4 officers responded to the St. Louis City Justice Center on August 24 around 8:20 p.m. for a reported suicide attempt involving a female detainee. Officers were told by CJC staff that the woman had attempted to hang herself while alone in her cell.  EMS responded and took the woman to an area hospital

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Force investigators called after shots fired by officers, woman

Update: The woman who died has been identified as 26-year-old Janita Vance. The Medical Examiner’s findings are still pending at this time. Original Post: August 16 2:27 PM A preliminary investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred on August 16 reveals officers located a vehicle wanted for a shooting that occurred around 7:50 a.m. in

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SLMPD prepares to release two CVPA videos

Officials with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis and the St. Louis Public Schools held a news conference on Monday to announce the release of two records related to the 2022 shooting investigation at Central Visual Performing Arts High School. SLMPD will release two videos on Wednesday. The videos include surveillance

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Force Investigation Unit Investigates After Shooting Ends in Suicide

District 6 officers responded to a Call for Help shortly after 9:30 a.m. where a female indicated she was armed with a firearm and was going to harm herself. At around 10:00 a.m. a call for a Shooting-Just Occurred came in from the area of West Florissant and Claxton. A caller told the 911 evaluator

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