Man dead after being shot in the leg near Sherman Park

ST. LOUIS – A man died Sunday afternoon after being shot in the city’s Fountain Park neighborhood.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, a 51-year-old man was shot in the leg around 3:35 p.m. Sunday near the Crown Food Mart at 1451 North Kingshighway Boulevard.

According to police, the man’s death was pronounced at the scene.

The ongoing investigations have been taken over by the homicide squad.

No further information was available until Monday morning.

If you have been a victim of crime or know someone who has been a victim of crime, 5 On Your Side has compiled a list of resources.

The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis offers numerous programs to assist crime victims. The Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims to “creating awareness and change within the systems they face.”

Life Outside of Violence “helps people harmed by knife, gunshot or assault get the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives and break the cycle of violence.”

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which supports people who have been victims of crime or violence or who have experienced a traumatic incident.

The Bullet Related Injury Clinic (BRIC) is a community-based clinic in St. Louis that helps people recover from a gunshot injury. The BRIC was created to help people being discharged from the emergency room after a gunshot injury.

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