Mount Pleasant became the scene of a tragic incident late Friday night when a man was shot and died from his injuries. Identified as 45-year-old Eddie Raytel Smith, the case has since evolved into a homicide investigation led by local detectives.
It was after midnight, close to the witching hour of 1 a.m., when the police responded to the technology-augmented whispers of a ShotSpotter alert, followed by the all too human calls for help in the 3100 block of Osceola. Arriving at the scene featured officers, heartbeats marching to the urgency of their duty, they encountered Smith, lying wounded in the street, as reported by St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Emergency medical services were summoned swiftly, and Smith was transported to the hospital. Despite the swift response and efforts of medical professionals, the story of Smith’s life found its final punctuation in a hospital room where he was pronounced dead. The investigation into what led to the gunfire that night continues, with detectives piecing together moments that may explain this loss…