Rasheme Bridges

Rasheme Bridges, 26, of St. Louis, was shot and killed after a crash near Goodfellow Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue. The crash and shooting were about 6:30 p.m. A minivan and a Toyota were heading south when the crash happened, and then shots were fired, police said. Officers nearby on an unrelated traffic stop heard the crash and they sound of gunfire, police said. Officers found the victim on a sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds, according to court documents. He was unconscious and not breathing. He died at a hospital. Italo D. Wade, 23, of Pine Lawn, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after police say he admitted to shooting the victim several times. Wade was still on the scene when officers arrived, and was arrested.