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Updated: 9:03 PM CDT May 24, 2021
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. A self-inflicted gunshot wound leaves behind several key indicators.
An imprint of the muzzle of the gun if it’s held directly against the skin.
Held slightly further away, soot from the muzzle flash of a gun will land on the skin.
Held slightly further than that and stippling, or the deposition of gunpowder to the skin where the powder abrades or scrapes the surface of the skin, leaves little punctures or red marks.
Derontae Martin had none of those things.
But the Madison County Sheriff’s Department announced the results of a preliminary investigation on its Facebook page four days after his death stating the 19-year-old died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Fredericktown home April 25.
Police identify women killed in Saturday crash
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debro0ck@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON Authorities on Monday afternoon identified two women killed as a result of a Saturday afternoon accident in Alton.
According to Alton Police, at 3:45 p.m. Saturday a tan Chevrolet Suburban was traveling east on Illinois 143 when it swerved for an unknown reason, left the roadway and rolled multiple times.
Both occupants of the vehicle were ejected from the vehicle, according to police.
Chastity A. Montoya, 24, of Alton, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Madison County Deputy Coroner. Mia A. Womack, 25, of Alton, was transported via helicopter to a St. Louis hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.
The crash happened on Illinois Route 143 Saturday afternoon
Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Author: Ashley Cole Updated: 4:31 PM CST December 14, 2020
ALTON, Ill Two women died after being ejected during a car crash in Alton Saturday afternoon.
According to Alton police, a Chevrolet Suburban was traveling eastbound in Illinois Route 143 when it swerved for an unknown reason, it left the road and rolled multiple times, which caused both occupants to be ejected.
Chastity A. Montoya, 24-year-old of Alton, and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Madison County Deputy Coroner.
The other occupant, identified as Mia A. Womack, 25-year-old of Alton, was transported to a St. Louis hospital where she later died from her injuries.