UPDATE: A second suspect, a 25-year-old man, was arrested on Septemeber 2, 2025 for at-large warrants for this incident. He has been charged with Murder 1st Degree, Assault 1st Degree, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by the Circuit Attorney’s Office.
UPDATE: The victim killed in the shooting is 31-year-old Marilyn Emilien. Her next-of-kin has been notified.
UPDATE: The suspect, a 22-year-old man, has been charged by the Circuit Attorney’s Office with Murder 1st Degree, Assault 1st Degree and two counts of Armed Criminal Action.
On August 9, 2025 around 2:41PM, District 1 officers responded to a call for a shooting near the intersection of Dewey and Gasconade. When officers arrived, they were directed to a dark grey Kia Seltos with multiple shattered windows.
Inside the Kia, officers located a woman and a man in their 30’s, both who had been shot. The woman was not conscious and barely breathing. The man had been grazed in the head. EMS responded and rendered aid to both victims. The woman later died from her injuries.
The man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Ballistic evidence was located in the 3600 block of Gasconade.
SLMPD Homicide Detectives responded and assumed the investigation.
While on scene, a 22-year-old man approached officers and admitted his involvement. He was taken into custody.
