Let’s See Now…

November 23rd, 2007

I feel like this was street justice for the Texas/Utah shooting the other night, though I don’t think that guy died.

You know, I love how they can’t tell if the shotgun blasts to both sides of his head are both entrance wounds, or one entrance/one exit. What would have been funny is if they found this guy dead in the middle and two morons dead on either side from trying to tag-team murder him from both sides, and blasting each other.

StL man, 21, killed in overnight shooting

By Carolyn Tuft
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
11/23/2007

ST. LOUIS — City homicide detectives are investigating an early-morning murder in south St. Louis today, police said.

When police arrived at 3318 Texas Avenue in the Benton Park West neighborhood at 12:33 a.m., they found Gary Smith lying in the front of the home, police said.

Smith, who lives in the 3400 block of Minnesota Avenue, was lying with his feet resting on the front steps of the Texas Avenue home, police said. He had a gunshot wound to the left and to the right side of his head, police said. Police were unsure whether the second wound was an exit wound, police said.

Smith was pronounced dead at the home.

Neighbors told police that they had heard three gunshots, but no one actually saw the shooting, police said.

earlier article/shooting

ST. LOUIS: Man, 26, is shot in Benton Park West
11/22/2007

Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition Tuesday night.

The man, 26, who was not identified, was shot near the intersection of Texas Avenue and Utah Street in the Benton Park West neighborhood. He was transported by ambulance to St. Louis University Hospital, where he was treated for wounds to his face, back and right leg. His condition remains critical, but it has stabilized, police said Wednesday.

No suspects were in custody.