3 found shot to death in home when suspect is killed by officers, MO cops say
A standoff between a homicide suspect and authorities ended with the 61-year-old man killed and three others found dead on the property, Missouri police said.
ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, alerted police to the St. Louis home in the early hours of May 9 to find a man shot to death on the front porch, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release.
Officers surrounded the home around 4 a.m. as they waited hours to get a search warrant, police said.
Around 7 a.m., the 61-year-old suspect came out of the home and spoke with officers, police said.
He went back inside and returned with a rifle moments later, according to police. Gunfire between the man and two officers broke out and the man retreated back into the home, police said.
A SWAT team entered the residence and found the man dead near the entryway with three firearms near him, authorities said. Police Chief Robert Tracy said one of the guns was found underneath the suspect’s body, according to a news conference shared by KTVI.
A woman believed to be in her 30s or 40s was found dead in the living room and another man was found shot to death in the basement, Tracy said. The man found shot on the front porch, believed to be between the ages of 45 to 55, was also pronounced dead at the scene.
Tracy said officials are working to officially identify the suspect and the three victims before releasing their names. He said the police department believes the shooter is a 61-year-old man with a previous felony conviction.
This story was originally published May 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM with the headline "3 found shot to death in home when suspect is killed by officers, MO cops say."
