Critical Incident Updates

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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Officer interrupts shooting in progress, kills armed suspect

Force Investigators were called to 14th and Market in St. Louis after an officer interrupted a shooting in progress and killed the suspect. A preliminary investigation reveals that the officer, with 18 years of service, interrupted a shooting involving two men. The victim of that shooting was transported to the hospital in critical condition and

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