By Associated Press - Wednesday, March 31, 2021

SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) - A man has been fatally shot in north St. Louis County in eastern Missouri, and a woman acquainted with the man was arrested, police there said.

The shooting happened Tuesday in the Spanish Lake community, police said. Officers were called to the area around 4:30 p.m. and found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said a woman believed to be the shooter turned herself in a short time later. Police did not immediately release the names of the victim or the woman and have not given other details about what led to the shooting.



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