HAZELWOOD, Mo. — A man was killed and another injured Saturday after a shooting at a QuikTrip in Hazelwood, Missouri.
Hazelwood Police Department officers responded to a call for shots fired at about 10:25 p.m. in the parking lot of the gas station located at 7400 North Lindbergh Boulevard in Hazelwood.
When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound in a car. Officers tried to save the victim's life until he could be taken to a hospital. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police identified the victim Monday as Charles Carbon IV from the north St. Louis County area.
An investigation revealed the shooting happened after a fight between two groups of people at the gas station. According to the Hazelwood police sergeant, at least 70 gunshots were fired. Another person who was associated with the victim had non-life-threatening injuries during the incident.
The Hazelwood Police Department Criminal Investigation Team is leading the investigation as a search for suspects continues.
Anyone with information on the deadly shooting is asked to call the Hazelwood Police Department at 314-838-5000.
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