ST. LOUIS — Five people were shot and killed here over 22 hours Sunday and Monday, adding to a grim tally this month and boosting a homicide count that has already surged past last year’s, at this time.
The killings happened in five different neighborhoods — four on the north side and one on the south side — and left the city with 13 in seven days and 28 in August, double the total for the month last year.
St. Louis Public Safety Director Dan Isom said the rash of shootings was alarming, especially because investigators do not believe the incidents are connected to each other.
