Between 100 and 200 people were gathered in the 5500 block of Mable Avenue for what police described as a block party. Shots were fired and five men arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds. Two of them, Eddie Wilkerson, 38, of unincorporated St. Louis County, and Montrez Hughes, 18, of St. Louis, died. Arttavis Farrell, 31, of unincorporated St. Louis County, and Akeem Sims, 19, of Florissant, are each charged with three counts of assault, six counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon in addition to two counts of murder apiece.
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May 7, 2021
Type
Shooting
Age
18 years old
Gender
Male
Where
5500 block of Mable Avenue,
Kinloch,
St. Louis County