Horrible news this afternoon out of downtown St. Louis.
Two men and two women have been confirmed dead following a shooting in a building on Cherokee Street:
2 males, 2 females dead in Cherokee St. shooting. @SLMPD confirm scene is secure. http://t.co/AAqZN6MNzt #STL #ksdk pic.twitter.com/U8ig5Jmh6v
— KSDK News (@ksdknews) June 13, 2013
After spending two months of my life chronicling Cherokee Street's growth and evolution, today's news shakes me to the core.
— Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) June 13, 2013
Police confirm 4 adults (2 males, 2 females) dead in Cherokee St. shooting http://t.co/fbVipAO7RS pic.twitter.com/W4KTnB2PON
— CitizensNewsNetwork (@ME_XoP) June 13, 2013
Police: surveillance video shows the shooter argued with employees of a health care business before opening fire http://t.co/fRCdUrGof1
— KMOX St. Louis News (@kmoxnews) June 13, 2013
Some media are reporting it as a murder-suicide:
Cherokee Street shootings were murder-suicide, police source says. Follow story here: http://t.co/DC3ioAeP1J
— Greg Jonsson (@Jonssonville) June 13, 2013
.@SLMPD confirms a murder-suicide. The shooting was in a home health care business. The shooter, 3 victims are dead. http://t.co/QV8prNDBmD
— KSDK News (@ksdknews) June 13, 2013
We send our thoughts and prayers to all those affected.
Thoughts and prayers with the Cherokee Street victims and their families.
— HEC Media (@HEC_TV) June 13, 2013
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Our thoughts are with those on Cherokee street, such a great neighborhood #STL
— St. Louis Shakespeare Festival (@STLShakesFest) June 13, 2013
Cherokee Street is our home. Thankfully, our friends, family and associates are all safe. Our hearts go out to our neighbors.
— 2720 Cherokee (@2720Cherokee) June 13, 2013
Thanks everyone for checking in on us after the #CherokeeStreet shooting. We are ok. Our hearts are broken for the victims, and our street.
— Snapshot STL (@SnapshotSTL) June 13, 2013
Twitchy will continue to monitor this situation and update with developments.
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Update:
Video from KTVI’s report: