RIVERVIEW, Mo. — Detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department's Crimes Against Persons unit are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in the City of Riverview early Tuesday morning. Police said a suspect was taken into custody.
According to the St. Louis County Police Department, just before 6 a.m. Tuesday, officers with the Riverview Police Department responded to a call for help regarding a shooting that happened in the 10000 block of Sheldon Drive. Responding officers found a man with gunshot wounds.
The victim was taken to a hospital where he did not survive his injuries, police said. He was identified Wednesday morning as 24-year-old Kelton Dukes of St. Louis.
The Riverview Police Department requested St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons to handle the investigation.
A suspect is in custody, according to the department.
Police did not release information regarding the relationship between the suspect and the victim. They also did not release any information regarding the circumstances that led up to the fatal shooting.
The investigation is ongoing. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
"Please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators if you have any information regarding this incident," the release said. "To remain anonymous or potentially receive a reward, please contact CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477)."
This is a developing story. 5 On Your Side will update this story as soon as more information becomes available.
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The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis has multiple programs to support victims of crime. Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims as well as “creating awareness and change within the systems they encounter.”
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The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which serves people who have experienced crime, violence or been the victim of an incident that caused trauma.
Cure Violence is an international organization that is present in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to de-escalate violent situations within their own communities.
