ST. LOUIS 鈥 Three fatal shootings in 狐狸视频 and 狐狸视频 County over about a week are connected, police commanders announced at a joint news conference Tuesday.
The three deaths, of a girl from Jennings, a woman from Spanish Lake and a man from 狐狸视频, were each spaced three days apart. But detectives gathered information to link 鈥渁t least鈥 these three killings, police said.
鈥淭here is some evidence that leads us to believe this is the same perpetrator or perpetrators,鈥 said Maj. Shawn Dace of the 狐狸视频 Police Department.
鈥淎t this point, we don鈥檛 have a specific person we鈥檙e looking into,鈥 Dace said.
Dace wouldn鈥檛 elaborate on the evidence that ties the killings. He said police have no information linking the victims to each other.
The first killing happened Sept. 13 in an unincorporated part of north 狐狸视频 County. Marnay Haynes, 16, of Jennings, was found shot to death about 9:30 p.m. in the 9900 block of Glen Owen Drive, south of Chambers Road.
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The second death came Sept. 16. At about midnight Thursday, Pamela Abercrombie was slain in the 3800 block of West Florissant Avenue in 狐狸视频. Abercrombie, 49, was found shot on a sidewalk near West Florissant and East Prairie avenues. She died later at a hospital.
Three days later, on Sept. 19, 24-year-old Casey Ross was killed in 狐狸视频, found on Sunday afternoon, near the intersection of North 15th and Mullanphy streets.
Relatives of the shooting victims could not be immediately reached for comment Tuesday.
Abercrombie鈥檚 killing was cited in a warning issued Friday by 狐狸视频 police about sex workers being shot. A 28-year-old prostitute was shot in the face in the 4500 block of Adelaide Avenue, about a half-mile from Abercrombie鈥檚 shooting, a few hours earlier. The woman survived, but because of her injuries, she wasn鈥檛 able to tell officers what happened.
At the press conference in O鈥橣allon Park, Dace was surrounded by several officials including 狐狸视频 Police Chief John Hayden, Acting 狐狸视频 County Police Chief Kenneth Gregory and 狐狸视频 Public Safety Director Dan Isom.
Lt. Col. Steve Sack of 狐狸视频 County Police Department said the two police agencies were working closely together to solve 鈥渢hese heinous crimes鈥 now that a link was established.
鈥淏oth city and county are taking the threat seriously,鈥 Dace said.
Isom also talked about a recent rash of killings across 狐狸视频.
鈥淭his spike (in crime) is inconsistent with moving into September and October,鈥 Isom said. 鈥淢oving into the later months each year, September, October, November, December, we usually see an actual decrease in violent crime.鈥
鈥淲e need the public鈥檚 help not only to slow this down and stop it, but also hold the people accountable and responsible.鈥
Anyone with information on the cases can call the city鈥檚 homicide division at 314-444-5371. Those who wish to remain anonymous and are interested in a reward can contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.