ST. LOUIS — A man was found fatally shot late Thursday night near downtown St. Louis.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers found the Claude Adams,47-years-old, with a gunshot wound to his head at about 11:30 p.m. near a warehouse in the 1400 block of North 1st Street.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Homicide Division assumed the investigation.
No other details were available on Saturday morning.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact the Homicide Division at 314-444-5371. To remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
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The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis has multiple programs to support victims of crime. Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims as well as “creating awareness and change within the systems they encounter.”
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