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The man wanted for killing a young mother during a carjacking in downtown St. Louis on Sunday was shot dead yesterday by federal agents and police in Illinois, authorities say.
The man, identified in multiple news reports as 21-year-old Devonte Gates, was suspected of shooting Brandi Hill and stealing her car while her nine-month-old baby rode in the backseat, Illinois State Police say.
Gates' accomplice, 19-year-old Ross Randolph, turned himself in on Tuesday, but the alleged triggerman had been on the run. Two U.S. Marshals from the service's fugitive unit and a Caseyville police officer confronted the Brooklyn, Illinois, man on Thursday around 1 p.m. in Washington Park.
"A foot pursuit took place," Illinois State Trooper Calvin Dye told the Riverfront Times.…
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The man wanted for killing a young mother during a carjacking in downtown St. Louis on Sunday was shot dead yesterday by federal agents and police in Illinois, authorities say.The man, identified in multiple news reports as 21-year-old Devonte Gates, was suspected of shooting Brandi Hill and stealing her car while her nine-month-old baby rode in the backseat, Illinois State Police say.
Gates' accomplice, 19-year-old Ross Randolph, turned himself in on Tuesday, but the alleged triggerman had been on the run. Two U.S. Marshals from the service's fugitive unit and a Caseyville police officer confronted the Brooklyn, Illinois, man on Thursday around 1 p.m. in Washington Park.
"A foot pursuit took place," Illinois State Trooper Calvin Dye told the Riverfront Times.…
