VELDA CITY, Mo. — Police are investigating a Friday night shooting that left an 18-year-old man dead.
Velda City Police Department responded shortly after 5 p.m. to a call for a shooting in the 7000 block of Glenmore Avenue.
Officers arrived around 5:22 p.m. to find a man lying in the street with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was identified Monday as Myyo Lanos, 18, of Velda City.
Around 5:45 p.m. Velda City police requested the assistance of St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons detectives to investigate the shooting.
An investigation revealed the man was shot during an altercation with another unidentified man, who then left the scene.
Contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators if you have any information regarding this incident. To remain anonymous or potentially receive a reward, please contact CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477).
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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.”
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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.
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