RIVERVIEW, Mo. — A woman was shot and killed and her car was stolen in the parking lot of a market in Riverview, Missouri, police said.
A spokeswoman for the St. Louis County Police Department said the shooting happened in the parking lot of a market near the intersection of Diamond Drive and Chambers Road at around 5 p.m. Sunday night.
The victim was identified Monday as 34-year-old Laruth Jones.
When Riverview police were called to the market, they found Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers attempted life-saving treatment, but she died at the scene of the shooting.
The police spokeswoman said the Jones' red Mercedes was stolen in the process of the homicide. It was found in an alleyway on E. Linton Avenue and Emily Street in St. Louis city. The car was burned with no one inside.
The Riverview Police Department requested the help of the St. Louis County Police Department, which is handling the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 or leave an anonymous tip at 866-371-8477.
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