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Police arrest likely gunman in two downtown St. Louis garage shootings
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ST. LOUIS – Authorities have arrested one person suspected in two recent St. Louis downtown garage shootings, including that turned deadly over the past week.
The shootings happened Wednesday and Thursday evening at a parking garage at the corner of North 9th Street and Washington Avenue, one connected to a Marriott hotel property.
Pierre Benoist, a captain within the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, says the gunman believed to be involved in both shootings was arrested Friday afternoon. Investigators have not yet disclosed his name, stating that charges are still pending.
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Before the arrest, there was a heavy police presence around the garage Friday afternoon following both shootings. Officers responded to a report of someone flashing a gun in the parking garage.
As officers spotted and confronted the suspect, he tried to run away. In the process, he threw his gun onto a roof of one building. Police detained him quickly after that.
Police said the suspect has a lengthy criminal history, but did not reveal further details. Investigators are working to confirm whether the gun he had Friday was one used in either of the two recent garage shootings.
Though police say the man arrested is likely tied to both shootings, they do not considered either to be a “targeted attack.” No potential motives have been disclosed either.
Late Thursday, two men were shot in a Downtown St. Louis parking garage, though both are being treated for various injuries. One of the victims is in critical condition.
On Thursday, two men were on the third floor of the parking garage when they were approached by a gunman who fired shots at them. One man was struck in the arm, and the other man was struck in a leg. The suspect then walked out of the parking garage, across Washington Avenue, and out of sight.
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Officers walking on patrol Thursday heard gunshots coming from the parking garage. The victims flagged down officers while they were on their way to the hospital. They told the officers that they did not know why they were targeted. They told officers that they don’t have any issues with anyone.
On Wednesday, an East St. Louis woman shot in that garage and died from her injuries. Police say Latatia Stewart, 56, died in the shooting. Stewart was shot and killed just before 7 p.m. Wednesday outside her job in downtown St. Louis. The family made an emotional plea Thursday after her death.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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