ST. LOUIS (AP) - Four people have been killed and several others injured in a violent Memorial Day weekend in St. Louis that involved more than a dozen shootings, police said.
The victims included Malik Valley, who was just 15. He was shot in the chest Saturday night and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to St. Louis Police Department reports.
About an hour earlier, in a separate shooting, 36-year-old Robert Cannon was found dead inside a home.
On Sunday, police received reports of shots fired and an accident at the same location. Officers found an unidentified man believed to be in his 50s inside a vehicle that had struck a pole. Officers then determined the man had been shot. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Also Sunday, Jaymes Jackson, 21, was killed and a 22-year-old man was left critically wounded in a shooting. Police were called about a “large crowd,” followed by another call about a shooting, and found the victims.
No arrests have been made in any of the killings.
Four people were shot and wounded just after 1 a.m. Sunday, and three more were shot about 40 minutes later in a car.
In another shooting on Saturday, a 14-year-old girl and 18-year-old male were hurt when they were shot by a 17-year-old acquaintance.
Police statistics indicate at least 63 people have been victims of homicides in St. Louis so far this year, which is about the same pace as last year, when the city saw 194 killings.
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