ST. LOUIS — A man was found shot to death in St. Louis' Baden neighborhood Sunday morning, St. Louis police said.
According to an incident report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to a home on the 8200 block of Frederick Street for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the head.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. On Wednesday, police identified him as 33-year-old Ricky Wilson.
The homicide division was requested to investigate the shooting.
This story will be updated when 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 deescalate violent situations within their own communities.
