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Two shootings keep St. Louis police busy Sunday morning

A couple was shot as they drove along I-70 near the Salisbury exit.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police are investigating two overnight shootings in St. Louis, one a fatal shooting early Sunday morning.

Homicide detectives say a man was found shot in the head at the intersection of  North Florissant and Branch Street.  He was found just after 5:30 a.m. Sunday. He was pronounced dead on the scene. 

Another shooting in the same area occurred about 30 minutes beforehand. Police say a man and woman were shot while driving on eastbound on Interstate 70, near the Salisbury Street exit when someone started shooting at them. 

Police say the victims were driving when they were fired upon by an unknown occupant(s) of a dark SUV. The man sustained gunshot wounds to the arm and leg, and the woman sustained a gunshot wound to the side torso. They were able to drive into downtown St. Louis and call the police.

So far, police have no suspects in either shooting. 

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