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St. Louis police: 3 killed, 1 injured in shooting were male

By Associated Press
Published: July 30, 2020, 9:41am
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More that two people were killed  in a shooting Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of north St. Louis shortly before 2 p.m. Police received multiple reports of a shooting and officers found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds in the 5500 block of Floy Avenue, near Emma Avenue. It wasn't clear what prompted the gunfire but authorities said it stemmed from a dispute between two groups. (David Carson/St.
More that two people were killed in a shooting Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of north St. Louis shortly before 2 p.m. Police received multiple reports of a shooting and officers found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds in the 5500 block of Floy Avenue, near Emma Avenue. It wasn't clear what prompted the gunfire but authorities said it stemmed from a dispute between two groups. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) Photo Gallery

ST. LOUIS — Police confirmed Thursday that three men were killed and another was injured in a shooting in north St. Louis.

The shooting happened around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. Police said all four victims were male, but officials had not released their names or ages by late Thursday morning.

Police initially gave conflicting accounts regarding the number of people injured in the shooting, but on Thursday confirmed one person was injured with gunshot wounds to a leg, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Police have said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between two groups of people, and that dozens of shots were fired. Investigators reported finding one gun at the scene, but no arrests had been reported by Thursday morning.

St. Louis has been among the nation’s deadliest cities for many years, and 2020 is shaping up to be one of the worst on record, with at least 153 killings so far. The city had 194 homicides in all of 2019.

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