ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in an alley Sunday morning in north St. Louis.
Police identified him Monday as 28-year-old Robert Lee Jackson of Spanish Lake.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded at 7:04 a.m. to the alley near Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Marcus Avenue, which is on the border of the Lewis Place, The Ville and Kingsway East neighborhoods.
Jackson was found shot to death.
Just south of the alley, police had taped off part of a field where a silver sedan was crashed into an earth mover; they were searching both areas for evidence.
A homicide investigation is underway. Anyone with information is urged to contact the department's Homicide Division 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
