Captain, what's the good word t?
First off, you know I want to let the
families know of these incidents that you
know we do care and our heart does go out
to them concerning these two incidents.
And far as the incidents today, some of
the officers were in the downtown area.
We had a high volume of police
officers in the area due to the
recent incidents at 800 Washing.
And one of the officers was ablo
spot the suspect who we believes
involved in both of the incidens
earlier this week on May 3rd any
4th and he spotted them and put it on
the air and then a foot pursuitk
place and they were able to take
gentleman into custody without incident
and they were able to locate a weapon.
We're not sure if the weapon is the one
that was used in the incidents you know,
that will be down the road to be determined.
But yes, it we're we're very pld
to take this gentleman off the street.
Early investigation is revealing that
it could they could be both incidents
could be tied in to each other.
You know,
but it's still very early in in
the investigation.
So we'll be following up with t.
But it it's leaning in that
direction and we able to take,
we were able to bring this gentleman into
custody today through you know the cameras,
the technology,
the businesses downtown were unbelievable
and assisting us in any way we e
could possibly need assistance.
Especially the hotels and the
Convention Center America Cente.
So it was definitely A-Team effort to
bring this gentleman into custo.
At this time I will not reveal his name,
so we hope to bring the shooting from
May 3rd and may the incident from May
4th to a close in the near futu.
And hopefully justice will be
served with this gentleman.
Do you
think this was a targeted
attack, the two attacks?
I don't believe so.
Not that now that we have you k,
both incidents and we're able to
sit back and look at them and
digest them a little bit. I don,
we don't believe you know they .
Targeted attacks at all, which
we increased security at that parking garage.
Now that several incidents that
happened in the past couple day,
yes, we're we've been in touch h
the management group who managee
parking lot and they had hired additional
security after the first incide.
So yes, it's going to be ongoin.
Which charges does he face at this time?
He faces for we know for us asst
first from the May 4th incident.
Like I said, we're just really
early in the other investigatio,
so I cannot say what charges
he's going to face on that.
So there was a deadly shooting
at that garage on Wednesday,
a double shooting last night,
and today the same guy was tryig
to rob a couple we understand
well, he returned to that
area and we got a call.
For a flourishing down there and
the officers, as I stated earli,
we had flooded the area with
undercover officers and uniformd
officers and they noticed them
and then a shark foot pursuit
took place and they were able
to take him into custody.
But he did return.
Yeah, but before that, didn't he
try to rob a couple this aftern,
This morning tried to rob a cou.
Not that we're aware, not that
I am aware of at this time.
So he's only being tied to theso
shooting incidents right now, correct.
We we believe he did both of th,
you know and we're working like
through like recovery of shell
casings and Nibin's and stuff
like that to connect both cases.
Is it, excuse me, do you have
surveillance video that shows te
same face connected to the situation?
We we do have some surveillance video
of the same gentleman in the ar.
So where the two shootings,
Captain just random.
This guy was not trying to targt
Natasha Stewart because of her s
previous homicide three years a.
We at this time, we have no
reason to believe that. No.
Was he known to police?
He has a criminal record and I'm
just going to leave it at that.,
as he was running, didn't he
throw his gun on the ground? He
actually threw it on a roof.
Of a building and someone assisd
us with a ladder and an officert
up and located the weapon. Moti.
We're not quite sure at this ti,
you know, of of of his actual
motive on both of the incidents.
We're not, we're not quite sure at this time.
Did this one man act alone?
As far as we know, yes, he did.s
the Marriott spoken to you at a?
She was an employee there.
Have they said anything to you t
what's going to happen moving forward?
Well, obviously we've been in th
with the Marriott and their secy
and their team and as I said they beat
up security and we will have security,
you know additional, you know ts
weekend and every weekend moving forward
down in downtown and downtown W,
we're going to be starting
our cruising details.
So that allows us to have
additional security.
Not only at the Marriott,
but throughout downtown and downtown West.
As of this week, we were
dealing with 49 homicides.
What is Saint Louis police doing
to address these ongoing killin?
Well, I know in District 4 we're doing,
you know, a lot of like
targeting of certain individual,
not neighborhoods, because you .
The whole neighborhood is
not creating the issue.
It's just a few targeted individuals.
That's what we're doing in District 4.
We're starting to target indivis
that we know have a criminal history,
possible some warrants are wantd
and we are targeting those type
individuals in in District 4 anr
weekend with people coming down.
Is it safe to park in a
parking garage downtown?
Yes, it is.
That's another thing we've
been in touch with.
Pretty much all the parking garages downtown,
the hotels that have garages and
stuff and they're on heightened
security also even though you kw
we believe we we took the the
correct subject into custody to,
we we're still asking them to you know
have additional security downto.
Do you all know how this man got
inside this garage was he on fo?
Did he take the stairs? What ti.
Like I said, it's very early ine
investigation and I don't think
in the right place to offer all
that information up right now.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you.