Since April, nine children under the age of 17 have been killed by gun violence in St. Louis—and no one has been charged in any of the slayings.
For the second time since classes resumed at public schools in St. Louis this month, grief counselors will be on hand at an elementary school on Monday to comfort friends of 8-year-old Jurnee Thompson, a third-grader gunned down while standing in front of a restaurant with relatives following a football game.
"The message now for these shooters is when you engage in this type of violent behavior, there will be a significant incentive for people to give us information to lead to your arrest," Krewson said. The chief said the shooting erupted after police were called to the football jamboree to quell several fights that broke out.
“I don’t know that there are words to explain how difficult it is for the families that are hurting, and the impact this has on the community," Adams told reporters on Saturday.
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