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- On August 28,2019, a vigil was held at Herzog Elementary.
- Many family members of homicide victims appeared to voice their opinion on the important need for a decrease in gun violence.
-  12 children have been a victim of homicide since April.
- An emergency town hall meeting was held in regards of the gun violence.

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ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - A vigil was held Wednesday night at a St. Louis elementary school for children who have been killed in homicides over the summer.

The vigil was held at Herzog Elementary, where 8-year-old Jurnee Thompson went to school. She was shot and killed near Soldan High School on Friday, where a football jamboree was being held.

12 children have been homicide victims in St. Louis City since April.

Some relatives of the victims spoke, including the grandmother of Xavier Usanga, who was shot and killed on August 12.

"Someone needs to speak to the perps, to the young men with the guns. It should be their mother. But, their mothers ain't doing it. So, I am the mother or surrograte mother. I am talking to you!" said Mary Norwood.

A cousin of two victims told the crowd disputes should not be settled with guns.

"We don't need no guns. Fight with your hands, be a man and fight. Then you make up and say you are sorry the next day man. That's how I was raised," said Stacy Johnson.

Phyllis Curry, who lost her son to Deanthony to gun violence three years ago, also spoke.

"I am bringing awareness because my son is gone. I still want to help people save their children. I still want people to know this is a vicious cycle," said Curry.

After the vigil ended, organizers signed people up to be part of a neighborhood network designed to help protect children throughout the city.

"Everyone is concerned. Everyone older than 9-years-old can articulate we have a crisis. So, we have to give it the attention it commands. So, this is an effort to keep the energy of change going," said James Clark with Better Family Life.

An emergency town hall meeting was also held about gun violence at Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Anyone with information on the shootings is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477. All calls to CrimeStoppers are anonymous.
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'We don't need no guns;' Loved ones of children killed in homicides call for change at vigil

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ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - A vigil was held Wednesday night at a St. Louis elementary school for children who have been killed in homicides over the summer. The vigil was held at Herzog Elementary, where 8-year-old Jurnee Thompson went to school. She was shot and killed near Soldan High School on Friday, where a football jamboree was being held.

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8 year old Jurnee Thompson, wanted to go to the jamboree with her big cousins Friday night. Her dad wasn't sure about it at first but in the end, he let her go as a reward for her grades. As she was standing outside the restaurant waiting on her food, she was shot and killed. Her cousin Jason and his friend Mason were also shot and taken to the hospital.

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Jurnee Thompson, 8, was determined to go to the football jamboree Friday night with her cousin. Her dad relented, as a reward for her doing well in school.

"I asked my baby twice, did she want to leave?" said Rasheed Thompson, 39, of St. Louis. "She said, 'Yeah.' She hugged me. She kissed me and told me bye, not knowing that would be the last time that I'd see my baby."

The several hundred people attending a vigil Wednesday night for Jurnee knew what happened. The girl was shot and killed soon after fights broke up the jamboree at Soldan High School. She was outside a nearby restaurant waiting for her food when shots rang out.

Her cousin, Jason Adams, 16, and his friend Mason Hawkins, 16, were also hit and taken to a hospital. A 64-year-old woman was hit in the leg. The killer is still at large.

Jurnee was an angel, a fearless child who loved her family, her dad told the crowd gathered in the lot of Herzog Elementary School, which Jurnee attended. "Since Jurnee has been gone, the house just seems like a ghost town. It's not the same."

The vigil, organized by social service agency Better Family Life, was a time of mourning and reflection on Jurnee's short life. But it was also a call to action. At least 13 children have been killed by gun violence in St. Louis this year. Jurnee was one of three children killed over the weekend.

The deaths have caused outrage in the community. City officials have announced $25,000 rewards for information that leads to arrests and are looking for other ways to intervene against violence.

"We need to keep this energy going, we can't let it wane," Better Family Life outreach director James Clark said before the vigil. "We need to continue to challenge St. Louis to address this crisis."

The crowd included elected officials, police brass, clergy, others who have lost loved ones to violence and community members. People wore T-shirts that read "Youth lives matter" and "Justice for Jurnee."

"We are either at a turning point or a tipping point," Clark said. Either the city will turn the tide on violence, he warned, "or we will hit a major skid like we've never seen before."

When Clark took the microphone before the crowd, he told them it was time to mobilize like civil rights activists did in the 1950s and '60s.

While those activists were fighting racist Jim Crow laws and the likes of the Klu Klux Klan, "Our challenges are internal," Clark said. "Yes, I'm going to say it again." He said it four more times. The crowd cheered.

"It's not about how they treat us. It's about how we treat each other," he said. Racist policies and systems are still a problem, he added, "But brothers and sisters, we cannot face racism and each other at the same time. It is impossible; we will continue to lose."

Clark and others talked about how they need and appreciate the police, while the police need and appreciate help from the community.

"We have to work with each other," said Deputy Chief Ronnie Robinson. "We need the leaders who are out there on the street every night."

Mary Wood, the grandmother of 7-year-old Xavier Usanga, shot and killed Aug. 12, urged residents to share information about criminals with police. "They should not find refuge in our community anymore," Wood said.

Eric Miller, 39, who lives nearby in the Walnut Park neighborhood, attended the vigil because he wanted to show there are good people in the neighborhood who support one another. He wanted to bring his daughter, Makeeya Miller, 18.

"I like it when we can get together and support a bigger cause," Makeeya Miller said. "I just want things to be better for our city, our culture, or kids. We're better than this. We're bigger than just violence. I know we have a lot of energy that we can put into something bigger."

To end the vigil, Clark told those in the crowd to find someone they don't know and hug them.

"We need more hugs in our neighborhood. That's how we used to do it back in the day," he said. "We are going to hug until this parking lot is empty."

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Vigil for slain 8-year-old turns into call for action in St. Louis: 'Our challenges are internal'

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Jurnee Thompson, 8, was determined to go to the football jamboree Friday night with her cousin. Her dad relented, as a reward for her doing well in school. "I asked my baby twice, did she want to leave?" said Rasheed Thompson, 39, of St. Louis. "She said, 'Yeah.' She hugged me.

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- police say that two women were shot and killed just before noon in Saint Louis.
- both women has died as a result of their gunshot wounds. Police say that they have a suspect in custody.
- a reporter is still working on gathering details on this story.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Police say that two women were shot and killed just before noon in the 4100 block of Michigan Avenue. Both of the women has died as a result of their gunshot wounds. Police say that they have a suspect in custody.

There is a lot of police tape in the area as police investigate. Blood can be seen on a sidewalk in front of an apartment complex. A lot of officers have responded to the scene.

A reporter is still working on gathering details on this story. The latest update will be posted here as more information comes into our newsroom.

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Two women killed in shooting near Gravois Park in St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Police say that two women were shot and killed just before noon in the 4100 block of Michigan Avenue. Both of the women has died as a result of their gunshot wounds. Police say that they have a suspect in custody.

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- Protests at Galleria mall ends with to arrest
- This protest was a response to the fatal shooting of 23 year old Terry Tillman
-A Richmond Heights police officer saw Tillman carrying a gun inside the Galleria , then became a foot chase.

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-A 54-year-old man St. Louis man has been arrested in connection with the death of a teenager.
-A teenager who identified himself as a friend of victim told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Sentonio was headed home when he was shot.
-Sentonio was backing away from Renick with hands raised when the man shot him in the head.

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-Victims of Texas mass shooting include postal worker, educator, teenage girl and out-of-town man visiting family
-25 others were injured in the rampage
-The gunman was killed in a shootout with police near a movie theater after he abandoned his car and stole a U.S. Postal Service van

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- police rushed there and found two women shot. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was taken to a hospital where she later died
- police do not believe the double murder was random
- police said the city of St.Louis   has recorded 136 homicides so far this year

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- Police states that a stabbing took place on the side of the road accounted for an accident.
- A woman post worker was accidentally stabbed near an intersection around 2:30 pm.
- Police are no longer searching for a suspect and there is no danger to the public.

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ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KMOV.com) -- Police in St. Charles County say a stabbing alongside a roadway has been called an accident.

A woman postal worker was accidentally stabbed near the intersection of Ridgecrest Lane and Eisenbath Road around 2:30 p.m.

Police are no longer searching for a suspect and there is no danger to the public.

A source tell News 4 the woman's injuries are not life-threatening.

News 4 is following this story and will provide more information as it becomes available.
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Postal worker accidentally stabbed in St. Charles County

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ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KMOV.com) -- Police in St. Charles County say a stabbing alongside a roadway has been called an accident. A woman postal worker was accidentally stabbed near the intersection of Ridgecrest Lane and Eisenbath Road around 2:30 p.m. Police are no longer searching for a suspect and there is no danger to the public.

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- the ceo of walmart sent out a letter to congress on tuesday demanding lawmakers “ do their part “
- it comes one month after a gunman killed more than 20 people in a mass shooting at one of its stores in el paso texas
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Walmart CEO implores Congress to 'do their part' to stop gun violence

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The world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer says it's time for Congress to act on gun control.

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- Man is grieving over his mother and sister being murdered
- Their bodies were found in their house by him
- There aren't any suspects yet

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ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A man who lost his sister and mother this weekend is demanding answers after his family was found murdered in a downtown apartment complex.

Police say Antoinette Banks, Gene Watson III, and 9-year-old Nyla Banks were found dead Saturday afternoon from multiple puncture wounds in a home at the Edge Lofts near Lucas Avenue and North 21st Street.

READ: 6 dead, including 3 children, in spate of St. Louis weekend violence

Marquis Banks was devastated, left in shock at the violence that took his little sister.

"It didn't feel like something that would happen to me," he said.

Nyla's 10th birthday was just over a week away when she was killed; a pool party planned for September 1. Now Banks is left planning funerals.

"I know people say to think of the good times, but the good times are so painful, she was so happy," he said.

Banks, who's 27, said he rarely went a day without talking to his mom and sister until Saturday, when the two were found dead, along with nyla's father Watson III inside Watson's apartment.

"The whole entire time, I was just like, 'It wasn't them,' he said. "Even when I saw the bodies, it just felt like it wasn't them."

Banks says his mom was dedicated to giving her children the best life she could. The secretary and uber driver, was always making time for the little and big moments.

"I just feel lost because she was my backbone for life and the most supportive person I ever knew," he said. "She's gone."

Banks says he took pride in his older brother role. His sister Nyla, described as empathetic and wise beyond her years, will never get the chance to finish fourth grade.

"She just loved everything I did," Banks said. "She wanted every single thing I had."

Two days after the bodies were found, Banks is still coping with his new reality.

He said he's barely able to visit the apartment he shared with Nyla and Antoinette.

"Her backpack is there with an 'N' on it in the living room," he said. "It's just a house full of memories."

As police search for answers, Banks wants to know why this happened to his family, and what can be done to keep another family from experiencing his pain.

"I just don't know what actions need to be taken what needs to be done, but we are losing amazing people and children who haven't even lived their lives," he said. "These are just small innocent kids."

There are still no suspects in the case, and investigators are working six homicides from over the weekend.

If you'd like to help Banks and his family, you can click here to donate.
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'When I saw the bodies, it just felt like it wasn't them;' St. Louis man reeling after weekend violence claims his mother, sister

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ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A man who lost his sister and mother this weekend is demanding answers after his family was found murdered in a downtown apartment complex. Police say Antoinette Banks, Gene Watson III, and 9-year-old Nyla Banks were found dead Saturday afternoon from multiple puncture wounds in a home at the Edge Lofts near Lucas Avenue and North 21st Street.

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- a man raised his gun at a officers before he was shot three to five times in the front of his body.
- the incident started around 3pm at the galleria mall when police officers saw the man carrying a gun.
- the man had a criminal history so he wasn’t suppose to have a gun.

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CLAYTON, MO - Police have released new details into the fatal officer-involved shooting in Clayton over the holiday weekend. Investigators said Terry Tillman, 23, raised his gun at officers before he was shot three to five times in the front of his body.

The incident started around 3 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 31) in the Galleria Mall where police said two officers saw Tillman carrying a firearm with an extended magazine sticking out from the waistband of his pants. St. Louis County Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Benjamin Granda said at least one mall patron also reported Tillman to the officers.

Through the investigation, Tillman's magazine was found to have had at least 25 bullets. Guns are not allowed on the Galleria property, and, according to police, Tillman's criminal history prohibited him from being in possession of a firearm.

One of the officers was on duty for Richmond Heights and in uniform. The other officer is employed by a different municipality and was working secondary as security at the mall. Police said the officers approached Tillman and he ran.

The officers alerted dispatch about the chase, and additional units from Richmond Heights and Clayton police departments arrived at the scene that had crossed Clayton Road to an adjacent parking garage next to the Simmons Bank.

Investigators said a different Richmond Heights police officer who responded to assist in the chase fired an estimated seven shots at Tillman, striking him three to five times in the front of his abdomen after Tillman raised his gun at officers. EMS crews were dispatched to the scene, but Tillman died at the scene.

Tillman did not fire any shots. His gun was recovered at the scene.

The officer who fired the shots is 50-years-old with 23 years of service with the department.

Granda said detectives are in the process of reviewing video footage from at least 158 cameras in the mall and others in the area around the Simmons Bank.

"It's 2019. Any reasonable person that sees an extended magazine protruding from someone, especially in a law enforcement capacity, has an obligation to contact that individual and investigate. I'll give you a couple days to turn on your evening news, look nationally, and see if we have any mass shootings. There is no way we cannot not address that person."

St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell was on the scene Saturday, and he issued a statement Tuesday (Sept. 3) saying in part:

"I am fully aware of how sensitive this issue is and I want to assure all residents a thorough and detailed investigation is being conducted. I ask for patience as this process unfolds and I will update the community as more information becomes available."

Granda said the investigation could take months to complete. Investigators ask anyone with information to call the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210.

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Police: Man raised a gun at officer before fatal police shooting in Clayton

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CLAYTON, MO - Police have released new details into the fatal officer-involved shooting in Clayton over the holiday weekend. Investigators said Terry Tillman, 23, raised his gun at officers before he was shot three to five times in the front of his body. The incident started around 3 p.m.

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Six Flags is opening a brand new ride
-its called the "Catwoman Whip"
-it will swing riders wide and high, up to 2 stories
-it will go where the go kart track currently is

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Six Flags St. Louis announced a new ride Thursday that's designed to make you, well, yowl.

The Catwoman Whip will debut in late spring. It has two giant arms that will launch riders 16 stories into the air, spin them around in a vertical circle at 52 mph and then flip them head-over-heels. Then it spins, flips, spins, flips and flips again.

The ride will hold 16 guests at a time, eight at each end. Guests will sit in open-air seats with their feet dangling. The arms go 164 feet into the air and then down again.

"This new ride is the first in the park's history to combine height, speed and dual motion to deliver the kind of adrenaline-charged rush our guests, members and season pass holders have come to expect and that only Six Flags can deliver," park president Phil Liggett said in a statement.

There is no other ride like this in the Six Flags park system, spokeswoman Elizabeth Gotway said.

Catwoman will go where the Go Karts currently sit, between the Boss and Supergirl Sky Flyer, in the northwest corner of the park. The Go Karts, a paid attraction, aren't as popular, Gotway said.

Last year, the park debuted the Supergirl Sky Flyer, a ride that also sends riders into the air with their feet dangling, but on a giant, spinning wheel. That ride replaced the Highland Fling.

On Thursday, Six Flags St. Louis also announced the start of 2020 season pass sales with a flash sale through Labor Day weekend. Guests can buy two season passes for $99 with a free upgrade to a gold-level season pass.

Jet Scream, MoMo the Monster, Mule-Go-Round and more: Six Flags attractions of yore

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Six Flags will debut a high-flying ride, Catwoman Whip, next season

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Six Flags St. Louis announced a new ride Thursday that's designed to make you, well, yowl. The Catwoman Whip will debut in late spring. It has two giant arms that will launch riders 16 stories into the air, spin them around in a vertical circle at 52 mph and then flip them head-over-heels.

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A protest at the galleria got to two people arrested
-25 to 30 people meet gathered the because of the fatal police shooting of Terry Tilman in St.Louis on Saturday
-the people protesting walked around for twenty minutes chanting "Justice for terry"
-The police told them to over from in frount  of the mall and the wouldn't so the police took action

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-Man shot near Galleria had raised his gun toward officer
-Terry Tillman was killed by three to five gunshots to his front torso
-The Richmond Heights officer fired five to seven shots at Tillman, who had run from the Galleria across Clayton Road. Tillman did not fire his weapon.

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Terry Tillman was killed by three to five gunshots to his front torso, St. Louis County police said Tuesday evening at a news conference about the police shooting of Tillman on Saturday near the St. Louis Galleria mall.

Sgt. Benjamin Granda of the county police said an autopsy Sunday found no wounds or injuries to Tillman's back.

A Richmond Heights police officer who answered a call for assistance and a second officer believed to also be from Richmond Heights encountered Tillman on the steps between two levels of a parking garage across Clayton Road from the Galleria, Granda said.

The Richmond Heights officer who shot Tillman told investigators Tillman was pointing the gun at the second officer at the time, Granda said.

"We are going to continue our investigative efforts to ensure that that is factual," Granda said.

The Richmond Heights officer fired five to seven shots at Tillman, who had run from the Galleria across Clayton Road. Tillman did not fire his weapon.

Granda said there is video of the shooting, but it will not be released yet because the investigation is continuing. Granda also said that police are seeking about an hour of video footage from each of the 158 cameras inside the Galleria.

The two officers caught up with Tillman after responding to radio calls for assistance from police who had first approached Tillman in the mall - an on-duty Richmond Heights officer and one from Overland who was working security at the mall and wearing a vest with the word "police" on the front and back.

The two officers were standing together when they saw Tillman walking with what appeared to be part of a gun with an extended magazine protruding from his waistband, Granda said.

A third person in the mall approached the officers immediately afterward with the same observation, Granda said. He did not know if that person was an employee or a shopper and did not know Tuesday night if investigators had spoken with that person.

The two officers approached Tillman inside a storefront in the mall, Granda said. Granda did not know the extent of their encounter but said there was no physical contact between them.

"Those officers contacted him as I understand it just to provide him context that that property does not allow weapons on it," he said.

Asked why the officers chased Tillman and called for more police assistance, Granda said:

"It's 2019. Any reasonable person that sees an extended magazine protruding from someone, especially in a law enforcement capacity, has an obligation to contact that individual and investigate."

"I will give you a couple days to turn on your evening news look nationally and see if we have any mass shootings. There is no way that we can not not address that person."

Signs forbidding weapons inside the mall are posted at every entrance, Granda said.

"I wish that they would have explained the policy again to him and that he would have parted ways and then come back to have completed his shopping on a different date or time when he was not armed," he said. "But unfortunately that is not what happened."

Tillman dropped to the ground after he was shot, and the officers took the weapon he had been holding, Granda said. Medics responding to the scene attempted to treat his wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after he was shot.

At some point during the foot pursuit, Tillman's gun fell from his waistband, Granda said. Tillman picked it up and continued running. It was not clear if he drew the weapon during the chase.

Granda said there would have been many people in the mall who would have seen portions of the initial encounter between Tillman and police and the foot pursuit through the mall. Investigators would also review surveillance footage from surrounding businesses, he said.

Police believe Tillman arrived at the mall with other people, but investigators have not been able to contact them, Granda said.

Granda said Tillman's criminal record would have prohibited him from possessing a firearm. Court records show Tillman served five years of a 10-year prison sentence for robbing two people in Carondelet Park on Feb. 19, 2013.

Granda did not know Tuesday what exactly the officers involved in the shooting knew about Tillman at the time of the encounter.

Tillman, 23, lived in St. Louis.

Earlier Tuesday, County Prosecutor Wesley Bell asked the public for patience during the investigation.

"I am fully aware of how sensitive this issue is," the statement continued. "And I want to assure all residents a thorough and detailed investigation is being conducted."

Bell's spokeswoman Josi Nielsen declined to elaborate on the process but said, "We are letting the police do their job" and that "all necessary resources are being devoted" to the investigation. Bell has previously said he would use special prosecutors in police shootings; he strayed from that pledge in May when his office charged a former Ladue police officer who shot a suspected shoplifter.

Saturday's shooting sparked a protest Monday at the Galleria that led to two arrests, and there were more protesters Tuesday night at a Richmond Heights City Council meeting.

Speakers at the council meeting ranged from Tillman's family and friends to pastors, protesters and concerned parents in Richmond Heights.

"You want transparency? Release his name so that we can know if there's anything in his background that we should be concerned about," said Elizabeth Vega, a protester, referring to the name of the officer.

County Executive Sam Page addressed the shooting in remarks Tuesday to the County Council.

"The police department's investigation will be thorough, and will involve talking to witnesses and reviewing videos," Page said. "I have been assured that the police department is being as forthcoming as possible with the public about what's happened."

He added: "The death of a young person after an interaction with police is all the more challenging. Officer-involved shootings tear at the fabric of our community - whether an officer shoots a citizen or a citizen shoots an officer. No matter what the facts are, the division between police and the people they serve to protect is stressed even more. It is now incumbent on all of us to identify new ways to bridge those divides and rebuild relationships."

Taylor Harris and Jeremy Kohler of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this story.

Joel Currier * 314-340-8132

@joelcurrier on Twitter
jcurrier@post-dispatch.com

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Terry Tillman was killed by three to five gunshots to his front torso, St. Louis County police said Tuesday evening at a news conference about the police shooting of Tillman on Saturday near the St. Louis Galleria mall. Sgt.

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-Over the weekend there was a deadly shooting at the St.Louis Galleria.
- A man was killed by A officer that was called for assistance.
- He had allegedly pointed a gun at officers before the officers shot him 3-5 times.

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a kid slowly lost his hearing and eyesight after eating fries, pork, white bread and chips since elementary school obesity can damage the nervous system particularly vision. He was a fussy eater and reported tiredness and turned out he had anemia and low levels of b12 a year later he was impaired and at 17 was declared legally blind

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in jefferson city authorities say a head on crash left two people dead and four injured. This happened tuesday night when a 19 year named sydney shrag crossed the centerline and collided with a pickup truck. Shrag and 21 year old damani winters were pronounced dead at scene.

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-A young boy is suspected to be a trained drug dealer
-The boy was helping a gang led by his father who was training him
-8 people in custody and 13 arrested
-https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49580840

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Governor Parson promises more troopers and funding to help with gun violence
•Six students from St. Louis Public Schools have died since June due to gun violence
•It started with the Missouri Governor Mike Parson coming to town, meeting with Mayor Lyda Krewson and members of the black clergy about gun violence.
•They want to bring back life to the dying community

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ST. LOUIS - Six students from St. Louis Public Schools have died since June due to gun violence. On Thursday, state and local leaders met to try and work out some sort of solution.

It started with the Missouri Governor Mike Parson coming to town, meeting with Mayor Lyda Krewson and members of the black clergy about gun violence.

Then later in the evening, the St. Louis Public School Board of Education held a meeting with parents, students, staff and members of the community to talk about the issue.

Some may call it a sign of the times.

"It's a shell of what it used to be," said Kevin Spencer who's lived in North St. Louis since he was a kid.

"Do you feel like you lost your sense of community? No, we haven't lost it, if we did I wouldn't be here," explained Spencer.

It's that sense of community Spencer says will help his neighborhood grow.

"When you come out to plant your lawn and everything you got to weed out the weeds and the other stuff that's not going to let your grass grow and that's what we've got to do," said Spencer.

But they need help to bring life back to their dying community.

"Politicians at some point were only in it for the politicians and money wasn't coming back into the neighborhood because it never should have got like this," added Spencer.

"It never should have gotten like this" a statement most politicians would agree on including Governor Mike Parson.

"It's unfortunate that all of these children have been shot and killed but this has been a long time in the making and we've got to figure out a solution," said Gov. Parson.

The governor was in town Thursday, to meet with Mayor Lyda Krewson and members of the black clergy.

He plans to bring in more state troopers to patrol the highways so St. Louis officers can focus on patrolling in their communities -- among other things.

"I think there are some ways we can help with some funding whether it be social services or mental health," said Parson.

That was good news to Reverend Darryl Gray, but he wants more than money and a meeting from the Governor.

"What he has not agreed to do is be our champion, not yet," explained Gray.

A community that could really use a champion.

"Just because you fall down doesn't mean you have to stay down, brush yourself off, clean yourself up and start all over again," added Spencer.

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Residents speak out as Governor Parson promises more troopers and funding to help with gun violence

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ST. LOUIS - Six students from St. Louis Public Schools have died since June due to gun violence. On Thursday, state and local leaders met to try and work out some sort of solution. It started with the Missouri Governor Mike Parson coming to town, meeting with Mayor Lyda Krewson and members of the black clergy about gun violence.