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Police seeking answers after 5-year-old shot
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ST. LOUIS – A 5-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being shot in the head over the weekend.
Investigators with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department say it’s unclear who fired the weapon since witness stories are not panning out.
Meanwhile, residents at the LaSalle Park Village complex are coming to grips with the knowledge that a child was shot Sunday at one of the apartments.
“To hear it was a 5-year-old that got shot, it’s really sad, because it happens often in our neighborhood,” Myracle Payne said.
Police claim the boy’s mother initially told them a gunshot came through a window and struck the boy in the head. However, further investigation revealed the mother’s male friend was inside the residence and in possession of a handgun. She believed the gun was out of the child’s reach.
Detectives say it’s still unclear who pulled the trigger.
“It’s sad. I cried because it could have been any one of these kids out here,” Monique Williams said.
The 37-year-old friend drove the boy and his 36-year-old mother to the hospital and left before police arrived. Police are still looking for the gun.
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The city’s child abuse unit now handling the investigation.
Representatives with Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice encourages people to use gunlocks to protect loved ones. Organizers say it’s important to make sure guns in the home are hidden out of the reach of children.
“A secured gun is better around children. We don’t know all the particulars about this child’s injury. That remains to be seen. Regardless, I can only imagine the pain the parents feel for that child,” said Karen Cloyd, director of the Campaign for Common-Sense Gun Solutions.
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Man attacks Jeff Co. deputy with screwdriver during attempted arrest
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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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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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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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