ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating three separate homicides that occurred within six hours of each other in St. Louis.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the first homicide at 7:13 p.m. Tuesday on the 4700 block of Leduc Street, which borders the Kingsway East and The Ville neighborhoods.
Jermane Hicks, 45, was found lying on the curb with a gunshot wound to his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, a 28-year-old man, shot him during an argument and then ran away.
A second victim, a 46-year-old woman, was not injured.
At 9:52 p.m., a man was shot on the 1100 block of Dillon Court in the Near Southside Neighborhood. Police found him lying in the street; he was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The suspect is unknown.
At 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, a man was shot inside a home on the 4600 block of Tennessee Avenue, which is in the Dutchtown neighborhood. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect is a 21-year-old man.
All three homicides are under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the department's Homicide Division at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS(8477).
