Teen’s death marks 194th murder in St. Louis, equaling the entire 2019 homicide total

Police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed in north St.

Louis.

Deosha Purnell is the city’s 194th murder victim so far this year.

LIGHT UP ANY ROOM THEY WANTTHE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FORMURDER TO COME FORWARD.IT'S ONLY MID SEPTEMBERIN ST.

LOUIS CITY IS ALREADYTIED ITS TOTAL NUMBER OFMURDERS FROM LAST YEAR.

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LOUIS POLICEWERE CALLED TO REVIEW ANDSPRING GARDEN ALONG NORTH THERIVERFRONT PARK WHERE THEYFOUND A 15 YEAR-OLD VICTIM WHOPOLICE IDENTIFIED AS DE GAULLESHIP ARE NOW THE TEEN WAS SHOTIN THE SHOULDER, SHE WASRUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERESHE LATER DIED.

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SOME TIMEAND GOT WHAT I WAS GOING TONOW IS THE 3RD OLDEST OF 9SIBLINGS AND WASN'T HOMESCHOOL.FAMILY MEMBERS SAY SHE WASJUST GETTING READY TO START APART-TIME JOB.AND AT A POSITIVE OUTLOOKON LIFE WITH BIG DREAMS OFOWNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS GOTTO WORK FOR ME.IN.GOOD JOB.

TIME I KNEW IT.THIS IN THE CITY OF ST.LOUIS THERE HAVE BEEN 194HOMICIDES WHICH IS THE TOTALAMOUNT 4 HOMICIDES IN 2019ACCORDING TO LOUIS CITY POLICEDOCUMENTS LAST YEAR OUT OF THE194 MURDERS POLICE CLOSE 15CASES RIGHT NOW 146 OF THISYEAR'S MURDERS ARE STILLUNSOLVED PRONOUNCE FAMILYWOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN WILLTHE VIOLENCE IN AND WHAT THEPERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THEMURDER BROUGHT TOALL.

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