ST. LOUIS (AP) - A deadly year in St. Louis took another turn for the worse Sunday, with three killings in the city.
St. Louis has reported at least 225 killings so far in 2020, a record pace with a month-and-a-half still to go.
Police say 33-year-old Brandon Clay was fatally shot Sunday afternoon. Officers found Clay with wounds to the torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect in the shooting also was shot and is hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
On Sunday night, 47-year-old Christina Hesselmeyer was found dead inside a camping trailer. Police say she had been stabbed. No arrests have been made.
Also Sunday night, a 22-year-old man was found on a sidewalk with several gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made and the victim’s name was not immediately released.
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