One person dead after multiple shots fired at West County Center mall
A person who was shopping with a friend inside Hot Topic said he heard as many as eight gunshots Author: Jacob Kuerth Updated: 10:33 PM CDT July 3, 2021
DES PERES, Mo. One person was fatally shot Saturday night at West County Center mall in Des Peres, prompting a response of dozens of police from several area agencies.
Eric Hall, the director of the Des Peres Department of Public Safety, said officers initially responded around 6:20 p.m. to the shopping center on Manchester Road near Interstate 270. (An) initial investigation revealed that an altercation occurred between two subjects in one of the stores at West County Center and shots were fired, Hall said in a news release.