Police Shootings

St. Louis Police officer Tom Lake (in the blue tie) poses for a picture with St. Louis aldermen on Friday.

Wounded St. Louis police officer gets hero's welcome at Board of Aldermen

Jason Rosenbaum

In some respects, the fact that Tom Lake was able to stand before the Board of Aldermen is breathtaking.The St. Louis Police Department sergeant was shot…

St. Louis Police Chief Jon Belmar joined Stenger on Wednesday in announcing the minimum standards proposal.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis County Council gives initial approval to public safety sales tax hike

A measure to boost sales taxes to help law enforcement agencies may be going to St. Louis County voters.The St. Louis County Council gave initial approval…

People started a blue ribbon chain at St. Gabriel the Archangel Church near Francis Park to honor a police sergeant shot Nov. 20. The ribbon extended to Pernod and Hampton, where the shooting occurred.

Government, Politics & Issues

Suspect in St. Louis police officer ambush killed in shootout

Rachel Lippmann

Updated Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. with video from Chief Dotson — St. Louis Metropolitan Police officials say the suspect in the ambush of a police officer has…

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Sam Dotson, left, walks past area where two of his officers shot a 14-year-old boy Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 in the Walnut Park neighborhood.

Government, Politics & Issues

14-year-old boy critically injured during police confrontation

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition at an area hospital after an encounter with St. Louis city police this morning.Police said the boy, who is…

Group of women speak to reporters under the spotlight of a video camera.

Government, Politics & Issues

'Mothers of the Movement' decry violence against communities of color

A group of mothers whose sons have been killed or wounded by police or others is calling for concrete action against racism in law enforcement and the…

A police perimeter on 77th Terrace near Troost surrounds a house linked to the suspected Baton Rouge shooter.

Kansas City Police Search House And Apartment Linked To Suspected Baton Rouge Shooter

Amy Jeffries

Update July 18, 1:34 p.m. Kansas City, Missouri, police say the man arrested Sunday afternoon at the house on 77th Terrace linked to the Gavin Eugene...

How do you talk about policing with your children? Gregory Carr, Sr., and Gregory Carr, Jr., discuss the impact policing has had on their lives.

Education

‘I’m afraid to drive:’ A St. Louis father and son discuss the impact of policing on their lives

Kelly Moffitt

Gregory Carr Jr. is fourteen years old, a rising sophomore, and about to have a birthday that means he’ll be able to get his driver’s permit. That…

A crowd gathered at Ferguson police headquarters Wednesday night to stand in solidarity with Alton Sterling's community in Baton Rouge and continue to demand racial equality and police reform.

Government, Politics & Issues

Shootings by police near Minneapolis and Baton Rouge reopen old wounds

Near a Save-A-Lot in south St. Louis, two young men stood on Jefferson Avenue on Thursday, selling DVD’s and discussing two other men who died many miles…

Bishop Derrick Robinson and Rev. Rebecca Ragland place a candle on the spot where 15-year-old Jorevis Scruggs died after being shot by a police officer.

Arts

After the shooting of Jorevis Scruggs: prayers and mourning

Carolina Hidalgo

Clergy members, activists and community members gathered Thursday to mourn the death of 15-year-old Jorevis Scruggs, who was fatally shot by police…

The police-involved shooting took place near the 3200 block of St. Louis Avenue late Tuesday morning.

Government, Politics & Issues

Police shoot, kill 15-year-old suspected of carjacking

Updated 2:50 p.m. April 20 with identity of young man shot by police: St. Louis police have identified a 15-year-old as the victim of a fatal police…