ST. LOUIS — Three people were found fatally shot Friday afternoon at two scenes in north St. Louis, police said.
St. Louis police responded to the first shooting at 2:59 p.m. at the intersection of Riverview Boulevard and Grape Avenue near the North Pointe neighborhood's border with Jennings. They found two men shot inside a car.
Police identified them on Wednesday as 59-year-old Mark Hambrick of St. Louis and 57-year-old Wilson Tillman of Saint Ann.
Police said the men initially were driving down Riverview Boulevard in a Black Dodge Ram hauling lawnmowers when gunfire rang out.
That's when another driver approached the Dodge, fired several gunshots through the passenger side window and sped off, police said.
Hambrick and Tillman were pronounced dead at the scene. A third man inside the truck was not injured.
A minute later at 3 p.m., officers also responded to a second shooting about 6 miles away in the 3600 block of Garfield Avenue, which is in the city's Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.
A man had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was identified Saturday morning as 25-year-old Caleb Bell.
At around the same time, a 19-year-old arrived at the hospital shot in the throat. He was listed in critical condition with stable vital signs and wasn't able to give a police statement. Investigators said they believe the incident is related to the homicide on Garfield but "have yet to determine the exact involvement."
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division was requested to both scenes. Police have not said whether they believe the two shootings are related.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Homicide Division directly at 314-444-5371, or anyone with a tip can call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477. Calls will remain anonymous and are subject to a reward.
Police did not provide any further information about the incidents at this time.
This is a developing story. 5 On Your Side will update this story as information becomes available.
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