A woman died and a man was injured Monday morning in a shooting in the city's Benton Park West neighborhood. Jalea Hunter, 26, was shot and killed just before 9 a.m. in an alley behind the 3000 block of Iowa Avenue. An unidentified 18-year-old man was also shot and is in critical condition. An officer on patrol heard the shots and found the two victims inside a vehicle that had been shot several times. Police initially reported the shooting in the 2700 block of Arsenal Street. Hunter lived on Coburg Lands Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors.
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March 27, 2023
Type
Shooting
Age
26 years old
Gender
Female
Where
3000 block of Iowa Avenue,
Benton Park West,
St. Louis city