St. Louis Community Mourns as Police Confirm Identity of Carondelet Shooting Victim and Launch Search for Suspect

A somber update has been provided in the case of a shooting that rocked the Carondelet neighborhood earlier this week, a 63-year-old man was killed, local authorities have confirmed the victim’s identity as Russell Marcoulier of St. Louis City, MO. The tragic incident unfolded on the afternoon of November 1, when District 1 officers were called to the scene in the 7100 block of Alabama around 3:15PM after reports of a shooting, upon arrival, they found Marcoulier with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene, as detailed in a statement from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

The investigation has now been classified as a homicide case and is being handled by the department’s Homicide Division. Detectives have identified a suspect connected to the shooting and are working to take that person into custody, according to a recent police update. The motive for the incident has not been released…

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