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Judge sentences man to life in prison for killing St. Louis police officer
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man convicted of killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday. Judge Elizabeth Hogan ordered Thomas Kinworthy Jr., 46, to serve two consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder and first-degree assault, adding dozens of years for burglary and other charges.
Brother of St. Louis murder victim admits to killing suspect. 'She didn't receive justice.'
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man said Friday he took matters into his own hands last year after city prosecutors dismissed charges against the man accused of shooting and killing his sister. He shot and killed the man himself.
Officer shoots at woman as she fatally shot herself, St. Louis police say
ST. LOUIS — A call for a domestic disturbance resulted in a St. Louis police officer shooting at a woman "almost simultaneously" as she shot and killed herself, a department spokesman said Thursday. In a press briefing, Lt. Col. Michael Sack with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said...
St. Louis All Local PM: Prison guards charged with murder
Five Missouri prison guards are charged with murder. Illinois State Police are is offering training to help officers ID children who are being trafficked. A guilty plea from a man who hit and killed a 17 year old near Ted Drewes.
St. Louis police arrest convicted felon found with gun
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis police arrested a man Wednesday evening after he was found with a handgun and suspected narcotics. According to police, Dorian Scott had a Glock .45 caliber handgun and a large quantity of suspected narcotics in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Scott is reportedly a convicted felon. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged the 30-year-old with unlawful possession of a firearm. Charges related to the suspected narcotics will be sought once test results are received from the crime lab on the substance.
23-year-old man drowns at Central West End apartment complex
ST. LOUIS — A man died Friday night in the pool at the West End Terrace Apartments in St. Louis, police said. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call around 9:30 p.m. about a man in distress in a pool at the apartments on the 4300 block of Greenwich Lane.
Man critically injured after shooting in St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood
ST. LOUIS — A 42-year-old man was critically injured after a robbery ended in a shooting in south St. Louis early Saturday morning, police said. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to a shooting around 1 a.m. in the 3800 block of Neosho Street.
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