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Suspect in quadruple shooting turns himself in

Jerome Leon Buress, Jr. turned himself into police headquarters on Sunday.

Photo: St. Louis Police Department

The man wanted in the quadruple shooting in north St. Louis on June 1 has turned himself in.

Jerome Leon Buress, Jr. turned himself into police headquarters on Sunday.

On June 1, four people were shot on the 4900 block of Beacon. Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene and one later died at the hospital and a 7-year-old was critically injured.

According to court documents, Buress told a witness while holding the gun in his hand, to not talk to the police about the murder he or she saw.

On Friday, Buress, Jr., was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, six counts of armed criminal action, two counts of assault in the first-degree, and a laundry list of charges.

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