Deadline extended for 25K reward for info on St. Louis child killings

ST. LOUIS — The timeline to receive $25,000 for information in the cases of four children shot and killed in the city has now been extended.

The deadline was originally set for Sunday, but people now have until Sept. 10 to receive the rewards for supplying information leading to an arrest. CrimeStoppers is offering $25,000 for each case, on top of their usual $5,000 reward, making the reward up to $30,000 in total.

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The rewards are for the following cases of children killed by gun violence since April:

• 10-year-old Eddie Hill IV
• 3-year-old Kennedi Powell
• 2-year-old Kayden Johnson and her mother, Trina'ty Riley
• 8-year-old Jurnee Thompson

All tips called into CrimeStoppers are completely anonymous. Anyone with information can call 1-866-371-TIPS (8477).

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Calls for action after 13 children killed by gun violence in St. Louis

This city is at a tipping point where its citizens can either turn their frustration and heartbreak into action or risk a skid that could take decades to overcome.

That was the message at a rally Wednesday night to remember the more than a dozen children lost to gun violence since the spring.

James Clark with Better Family Life organized the event in the parking lot of Herzog Elementary. That's where one of the latest victims 8-year-old Jurnee Thompson should be in school.

She was shot and killed last week after a football game. Her father said she was allowed to attend as a reward for good behavior at school and completed chores at home.

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“Everything that needs to be said has been said. People have heard what they need to hear,” Clark, the organizer of the event, said.

Now, Clark said is the time for action.

"This culture of crime and violence it is morphing. It is beginning to hit our children younger and younger on both sides of the trigger," said Clark, who has worked for years through his non-profit Better Family Life to reduce violence in St. Louis.

"We cannot sleep this...this is the biggest issue facing St. Louis right now," he said.

Clark called on the crowd of a few hundred to volunteer for various programs and get involved at more personal levels of their communities.

"The neighborhood, porch and living room," said Clark.