195 homicides reported in St. Louis, surpassing all of 2019

The shooting death of a woman in St. Louis marks the city’s 195th homicide this year, topping the 194 killings in all of 2019

(Independent)

The shooting death of a woman in St. Louis marks the city's 195th homicide this year, topping the 194 killings in all of 2019.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the 24-year-old woman was killed Thursday night in the city's Benton Park West neighborhood.

Police responded to a shooting call and found the victim shot in the head, unconscious and not breathing. No further details have been released.

St. Louis has seen a huge spike in shootings, both fatal and non-fatal, since June, despite numerous efforts to curb the violence.