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Violence marks the end to this year’s Fourth of July celebrations

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July 6, 2023

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ST. LOUIS – In the past week, St. Louis homicide detectives have been tasked with solving four killings.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, a man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound, and a woman was also found with a gunshot wound to her arm, in the 4100 block of Chippewa.

On July 1, a 26-year-old man and 24-year-old man were found shot to death inside an apartment at the 700 block of Carr. On July 2, a 49-year-old man was found shot after an ambulance was flagged down at the 2400 block of Union. He was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

“Also in the last week, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has reported 45 aggravated assaults involving a firearm, 20 robberies—four of which were carjackings—and 106 car thefts,” Lt. Michael McAteer said.

Last year, there were 264 calls related to fireworks. This year there were far more.

“Over the last several days, officers have responded to 316 calls for services related to fireworks. On July 4 alone, they responded to 229 calls,” McAteer said.

Police said unlicensed and unlawful firework stands were shut down and the fireworks were seized.

Sgt. Charles Wall said it was all hands on deck on July 4.

“We did have, in addition to, I believe we had a detail specifically for the fireworks, we also had our summer detail that we put out every weekend,” Wall said. “And so, we were able to move our resources where we saw fit to try to address those issues as they were coming up, but it was just a busy, busy, holiday.”

Meanwhile, police were able to make arrests related to the May 30 killing of restaurant owner Fa Ming Pan.

With the help of the FBI, police conducted a search warrant that resulted in multiple firearms being seized, along with other evidence to include assorted U.S. currency, and a man and woman were taken into custody.

Investigators are seeking federal charges.

Anyone with information on the aforementioned killings is asked to call the homicide division directly at 314-444-5371. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous can call CrimeStoppers 866-371-8477.

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Man attacks Jeff Co. deputy with screwdriver during attempted arrest

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July 11, 2023

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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 Public Schools superintendent to be sworn in

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July 11, 2023

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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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Gas tanker crashes into St. Louis Metro transit center

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July 11, 2023

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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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