Incident

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10-29-2018 Missouri Saint Louis 1-2

Location

October 29, 2018

Incident Address

Saint Louis, Missouri

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Ralph Harper
Age: 67
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Shootout (where VENN diagram of shooters and victims overlap)
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found

Notes

retired officer shot; suspect shot -DGU

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/retired-st-louis-cop-shot-in-robbery-attempt-south-of/article_4fbbaf89-f6e0-5708-994d-1b0752ae478a.html

URL: https://fox4kc.com/2018/10/29/retired-st-louis-police-sergeant-fatally-shot/

URL: https://www.kmov.com/news/retired-sgt-dies-after-being-shot-near-tower-grove-park/article_42f71130-db7d-11e8-bb64-e7e56d5ac19d.html

URL: https://fox2now.com/2018/10/30/two-teens-under-arrest-in-murder-of-retired-st-louis-police-officer/

URL: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/boys-and-turned-over-to-juvenile-court-after-fatal-shooting/article_f4f0d61a-c067-55d4-920e-6d435ba71a2c.html

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 5
State House District: 80