🌱 Patch AM: Why Affton Southwest Precinct officers are probing a deadly Lindbergh shooting

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• Why Affton Southwest Precinct officers are probing a deadly Lindbergh shooting

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warmer with periods of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Low clouds and warm, temps: high: 69, low: 57.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Homicide Case Opens After Fatal Shooting (riverbender.com) — A fatal shooting on the 6600 block of South Lindbergh is being investigated as a homicide by officers from the St. Louis County Police Affton Southwest Precinct. Police say a 47-year-old Imperial man died at the scene after an altercation with an adult woman, who has been taken into custody for questioning. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact county police or CrimeStoppers.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Old Webster Special Business District Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood , Webster Groves
  8:00 am
• Winter Break Camp
  Brentwood Calendar , 2505 S Brentwood Blvd. , Brentwood
  8:30 am

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve - City Hall, Service Center Closed
  City of Webster Groves Calendar Webster Groves, MO 63119
• Adjusted Holiday Hours for The Rec
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , Benny Gordon Recreation Center 33 East Glendale Road , Webster Groves
  5:30 am
• Christmas Eve
  Crestwood, MO Calendar Crestwood, MO 63126
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day - City Hall, Service Center, Rec Closed
  City of Webster Groves Calendar Webster Groves, MO 63119
• Board of Adjustment
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
  6:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Sustainability Commission
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Conference Room , Brentwood
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Candidate Filing Ends for General Municipal Election on April 7, 2026
  Brentwood Calendar , Brentwood City Hall - City Clerk's Office 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd. , Brentwood
  8:30 am
• Brentwood Forest Meeting
  Brentwood Calendar Brentwood, MO 63144
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve - Holiday Public Skating Session
  Brentwood Calendar , 2505 S Brentwood Blvd. , Brentwood
  12:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve
  Crestwood, MO Calendar Crestwood, MO 63126
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• An overnight water main break caused significant damage to Jennings Senior High School.
  5:28AM on Dec 22: An overnight water main break caused significant damage to the inside of Jennings Senior High School. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Living His Best Life With Metastatic Cancer (timesnewspapers.com)
• Naughty Or Nice (timesnewspapers.com)
• Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; Stray Dog Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre! (broadwayworld.com)

Kirkwood

• Trailer stolen from Kirkwood non-profit days before Christmas (firstalert4.com)
• Michael Solomon (riverbender.com)

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