A Bloody Weekend: Two Killed, More Than A Dozen Injured In Separate Shootings

ST. LOUIS, MO — A woman in her 30s died at St. Louis University Hospital late Sunday night after arriving with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police say she was shot near the 2500 block of North Grand Blvd. A man in his 20s died at another hospital after also being shot in the chest near the 5100 block of Minnesota Avenue in south St. Louis early Monday morning. Altogether more than a dozen people have been shot since Saturday night in separate incidents ranging from armed robbery to rape.

Other shootings include a MetroBus driver who was shot during an attempted robbery Saturday morning. The Post-Dispatch reports:

The driver was standing near the bus on a sidewalk near the North Broadway Transit Center at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday when he was shot, according to Patti Beck, Metro spokeswoman. The transit center is just north of Interstate 70 near O'Fallon Park and Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Beck did not identify the driver, but said he had been treated for his injuries and released from a hospital Saturday.

Police said they have not made arrests or identified any suspects in the murders.

Anyone with information about any of the shootings is urged to contact St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers toll free at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477). All callers can remain anonymous. Tips can also be submitted through the CrimeStoppers website.

More on the shootings from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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