FERGUSON, Mo. — The Ferguson Police Department's Bureau of Investigations is investigating a shooting Monday night that left a man dead, slumped over in a car in St. Louis County.
According to a press release from the police department, police have classified the shooting as a homicide murder in the first degree with armed criminal action. It happened at about 9:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of west Northwinds Estates Drive.
Officers went to the scene after receiving a report of a man down in a parking lot. When officers got to the scene, they found a man slumped in the driver’s seat of a car. He was unresponsive.
CPR was provided on scene and the victim was taken to an area hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Initial investigation revealed the victim may have been sitting in a car when an unknown person or persons fired gunshots into the car, striking him.
Police said that based on evidence found on the scene, this incident does not appear to be isolated.
This remains an active investigation.
Anyone with additional information related to this incident is encouraged to contact the Ferguson Police Department.
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