ST. LOUIS — Two people were fatally shot in separate incidents Sunday afternoon and evening in St. Louis.
Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department first responded at 2:39 p.m. to the 4500 block of Newberry Terrace, which is in the Lewis Place neighborhood in north city. Officers arrived at the scene to find a man lying on the ground with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A police report released Monday morning listed the victim as a John Doe in his 40s.
The homicide unit responded to the scene. Police officers were seen investigating an area in front of several homes on the street. No further information about the circumstances of the shooting have been released.
At 6:07 p.m., officers were called to the Circle K gas station at 8200 S. Broadway, which is in the Patch neighborhood on the southern edge of the city's border with the county.
Police found the man lying on the ground in front of the gas station with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was identified Monday as Laron Martin, a 26-year-old man from St. Louis County.
Police taped off a section of Broadway while they processed the scene.
The city police department’s homicide unit also responded to this shooting. No other details were available as of Sunday night.
Anyone with information on either shooting is urged to call the Homicide Division directly at 314-444-5371, or anyone with a tip who wants to remain anonymous and is interested in a reward can contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
There have been 261 homicides in the City of St. Louis in 2020 as of Monday morning, the police department reported. The deadliest year in the city’s history was 1993 when 267 homicides were reported.
However, when considering the rate of homicides per resident, the city already has surpassed the mark set in 1993.