ST. LOUIS — A man was shot and killed late Saturday in north St. Louis.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's ShotSpotter device detected gunshots at 11:45 p.m. in the 5800 block of Cote Brilliante, which is in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood. Officers arrived to find a man lying face down outside. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said he had multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim was identified Sunday as Jodeci Brown. He was 27 years old.
The homicide unit responded to the scene, along with several police cruisers, crime lab units and a medical examiner. Police taped off a portion of the block to conduct their investigation. A small crowd of people gathered at the scene while officers worked to collect evidence.
The homicide unit is handling the investigation. Police have not released any further details at this time.
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