11-Year-Old Boy Helps Mom Carjack + Homeowner Shot Intruder

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 72 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in St. Louis:

1. An 11-year-old boy helped his mom carjack a man in St. Louis on Tuesday night. Police were called to the 4200 block of Page Boulevard where a 48-year-old man told officers he agreed to give a woman and her son a ride. The victim says the woman grabbed the keys from the ignition and her son hit the man multiple times in the head with a gun, before taking the man’s 2017 Nissan Rogue and driving away. (KSDK.com)
2. A St. Louis homeowner shot and killed an intruder on Monday night. The 40-year-old homeowner shot the intruder, 58-year-old Michael Norman, after Norman came into the home and tried to assault the victim around 11:40 p.m on the 4500 block of Alcott. The Circuit Attorney’s office refused charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action citing self-defense. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. The St. Louis County Council has launched an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the former County Auditor, Mark Tucker. (KMOV.com)
4. A photographer captured a marriage proposal on a pedestrian bridge over I-44 and is asking social media to help identify the mystery couple. (KSDK.com)
5. St. Louis County residents ages 12 and older who get completely vaccinated at a St. Louis County Health Department-sponsored event will be eligible for a $100 Schnucks gift card and a $50 QuikTrip gift card. (KMOV.com)

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About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.