ST. LOUIS — A double shooting overnight in St. Louis left one person dead and another injured.
The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday at Sherry Avenue and Riverview Boulevard, near the border of the Walnut Park West and Walnut Park East neighborhood.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded and found a man lying on a front porch with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police identified the man who died Saturday morning as 40-year-old Barney Lee.
A 20-year-old man was found shot in the back near the front steps. He was taken to an area hospital, where police described his condition as critical but with stable vitals.
A homicide investigation is underway.
There were two other homicides that occurred in the city early Saturday.
At Loughborough and Broadway, a woman in her 20s was found dead with a gunshot wound to the chest just after midnight. Just before 8 a.m., a man was found shot to death at N Theresa and Bell avenues. Homicide investigations are underway for both shootings.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Better Family Life is a nonprofit community development organization working to "stabilize inner-city neighborhoods." One aspect of its mission is a gun violence de-escalation program.
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 an anti-crime program called “Safety Net for Youth Initiative,” which is a joint partnership with St. Louis Public Schools to provide services to at-risk youth.
Cure Violence is an international organization that has recently launched in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations within their own communities.