UPDATEDÂ with name of victim
ST. LOUIS • A man was shot dead Thursday morning along a busy street in the city's Dutchtown neighborhood. Police don't know his name or who killed him.
About 5:15 a.m. Thursday, the body of Ronald Jackson Jr. was found in the 3900 block of South Grand Boulevard, near Keokuk Street. He was shot more than once, police said.
Jackson, 25, lived in the 7300 block of Burrwood Drive in unincorporated north ºüÀêÊÓƵ County.
As crime-scene technicians collected evidence, the man's body was covered by a sheet, and orange screens blocked the views of passersby. A section of South Grand was temporarily closed for the police investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
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In the last six months, total crime in the Dutchtown neighborhood is down about 5 percent compared with the same period a year ago, according to crime statistics. The neighborhood had four homicides between October and March.
ºüÀêÊÓƵ marked a homicide-free weekend last weekend, but has since had one on Tuesday, one on Wednesday and now this killing on Thursday.
On Monday, the city was reporting the total number of homicides for the year at 37 -- compared with 46 for the same time last year.
For more city crime statistics, to to ºüÀêÊÓƵ Crime Tracker . Or to search statistics on violent and property crime across the ºüÀêÊÓƵ region, the link is .
2019 ºüÀêÊÓƵ area homicide map: Click the top left corner of the map to see a list of homicides by date. Then, click the date for a summary of what happened.
Type of killing | |
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Shooting | |
Unspecified Homicide | |
Police Shooting | |
Justified Homicide | |
Child Abuse | |
Vehicular Homicide | |
Suspicious Death | |
Stabbing | |
Arson | |
Asphyxiation | |
Beating |
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