SWAT Team Responds To North St. Louis Shooting Wednesday Night

ST. LOUIS, MO — Police say a man was shot in the 800 block of Elias Avenue, just west of Hickey Park in the north city's Baden neighborhood, around 7:30 Wednesday evening. He was not responsive when officers arrived.

Witness reports initially indicated that the shooter had barricaded himself in a nearby house, but a police SWAT team searched the house and did not find the shooter, according to a report from the Post-Dispatch early Thursday.

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Earlier on Wednesday, police found a human head and the partially-burned remains of a body in a dumpster just a few blocks southwest of the shooting.

Police haven't released any additional information or said if the two incidents are related.

Anyone with information should contact St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers toll free at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477). All callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward. Tips can also be submitted through the CrimeStoppers website or free app.

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