ST. LOUIS — A 44-year-old woman died Saturday morning after being fatally shot in St. Louis, and police found the suspect dead in a car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound hours later.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the woman was shot shortly after 6 a.m. in the 7100 block of Piccadilly Avenue in St. Louis' Ellendale neighborhood.
Police said the woman was not conscious or breathing. She was pronounced dead at the scene. She was identified Sunday as 44-year-old Trina Gilmore.
St. Louis police's Homicide Division was requested to investigate the fatal shooting, and investigators figured out who they were looking for.
At about 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, officers found a suspicious car about a mile away from where Gilmore was found dead. A 47-year-old man was found dead inside the vehicle from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department did not release his name Sunday but said he was the suspect in the deadly shooting of Gilmore.
The incident report listed the homicide as a domestic-related shooting.
The homicide department's investigation is ongoing.
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 deescalate violent situations within their own communities.
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