Multiple Weekend Shootings + Man Killed For Stopping Carjacking

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First, today's weather:

Rain in the morning and afternoon. High: 71 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in St. Louis:

1. Eight people are dead and 14 others wounded after a violent 72-hour period over the weekend in St. Louis. The shootings included one inside a restaurant in The Hill neighborhood, where a 33-year-old man was shot at Rigazzi’s during an argument. He is hospitalized and in stable condition. (KOMU 8)
2. A man was killed after interrupting suspects who were breaking into cars, a police source says. Local police were called for a shooting and found 27-year-old Demetrise Thomas with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. (KSDK.com)
3. A St. Louis couple who waved guns at Black Lives Matter protesters face suspension of their law licenses over the incident. (St. Louis Public Radio)
4. In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness month, Victoria Rubio, a patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, currently has her artwork on display at the St. Louis Aquarium. (fox2now.com)
5. The kidney of fallen Missouri officer and organ donor Blaize Madrid-Evans, 22, may save the life of Springfield officer Mark Priebe, who has been on dialysis since July due to kidney failure. (STLtoday.com).

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Today in St. Louis:

• Hispanic Heritage Month Film Festival: West Side Story (11:00 AM)
• Parks Commission - University City Meetings (6:30 PM)
• Senior Commission Meeting: Virtual Meeting (6:30 PM)
• Artful Adult: Monthly Arts & Crafts Night (6:30 PM)
• Parks Commission - Virtual Meeting - University City Meetings (6:30 PM)

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