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Shooting Death Marks 260th Homicide In St. Louis This Year

This homicide marks the 260th in St. Louis in 2020, the most since 1993.

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December 28, 2020

A man’s overnight shooting death marks a grim milestone in the City of St. Louis. Charles Brown, 44, was found shot to death inside a home in the 3400 block of Goodfellow just before midnight Thursday. A News 4 photographer at the scene noted that investigators seemed focused on a wooded area behind the Hillvale Apartments. The homicide marks the 260th in St. Louis in 2020, the most since 1993 when 267 homicides occurred. No other details have been released.

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