ST. LOUIS — A teenager who was shot and killed in St. Louis' Bevo neighborhood Wednesday afternoon has been identified.
The victim is 17-year-old Larry Jordan Jr. of St. Louis
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 4500 block of Ridgewood Avenue at 5:34 p.m. Officers found Jordan with several gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. No suspects have been identified.
Anyone with information is asked call the department's Homicide Division at 314-444-5371, or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS(8477).
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