ST. LOUIS — Tuesday was a violent night for the St. Louis area, as police investigated several shootings in both the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County. All were separate incidents.
The first shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 10400 block of New Halls Ferry Road, near Hudson Road.
St. Louis County police said 21-year-old Jayla Farr was found shot outside of a home and pronounced dead at the scene. Inside, two other gunshot victims - an 18-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy - were found. The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, and the boy was treated and released from the hospital after being treated for minor injuries.
The shooting was believed to be the result of an altercation between several people inside the home, police said.
Just after 10:30 p.m. in south St. Louis, police said a man was shot in the chest on Pennsylvania Avenue, not far from Carondelet. The was no word on the man's condition as of Wednesday morning.
Then, another shooting happened just after 11 p.m. at the Crown Food Mart at Cora Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in north St. Louis. St. Louis police said they found a 45-year-old man inside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. A 44-year-old woman was also inside applying pressure to his wounds. The victim was conscious and breathing when he was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries.
The woman told police that the two were sitting in the man's car when a gray SUV pulled up in front of them. The driver and a rear passenger rolled down their windows and fired gunshots into the victim's car, striking him in the head and back.
Police said the two suspects were dressed in all dark clothing, and one of them was wearing a red hat.
Just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, another shooting happened nearby in north St. Louis. Police said they found 37-year-old Jason Palmer shot in his abdomen in the 3100 block of Thomas Avenue, not far from Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
5 On Your Side saw investigators focusing their investigation on a parking lot of the apartment complex Senior Living at Renaissance Place.
Anyone with information regarding the St. Louis County shootings should call 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators.
If you have information on the St. Louis shootings, you can contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division at 314-444-5371.
To remain anonymous, contact Crimestoppers at I-866-371-TIPS (8477).
Resources for crime victims
If you have been a victim of a crime or know someone who has been, 5 On Your Side has compiled a list of resources.
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.”
Life Outside of Violence "helps those harmed by stabbing, gunshot or assault receive the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence."
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 de-escalate violent situations within their own communities.
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