Castle Point man charged for stealing gun from suicide victim in north St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – A Castle Point man was charged Wednesday after stealing a gun from a suicide victim in north St. Louis.

According to a probable cause statement from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the incident occurred Monday on the 5900 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue in the city’s Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

Police say officers responded to the scene after reports of shots fired in the area and determined that the shooting was ruled a suicide. At the scene, authorities found shell casings but were unable to recover a gun…

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