Darius Jackson

Darius Jackson, 19, was one of two men killed in a shooting late Wednesday at a gas station in the city’s Baden neighborhood. Police found Jackson and Joseph Farrar, 49, shot dead when they responded to Speedie Gas Station near North Broadway and Riverview Boulevard just after 10:30 p.m. Another man at the scene was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, according to a police report. He was taken to a hospital and was in critical condition. Demesha Coleman, 35, was charged Thursday with two counts of murder, one count of assault and three counts of armed criminal action in the shootings. Coleman lives in the Spanish Lake area of north St. Louis County.

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Died

Dec. 21, 2022

Type

Shooting

Age

19 years old

Gender

Male

Where

8880 North Broadway,
Baden,
St. Louis city