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3. Man who is charged in St. Louis Deadly Shooting

The explanation of the likely cause states that Jvonta Johnson admitted to planning a robbery that led to the death of a man in January.

St. Louis-a 24-year-old man is the third person who is charged with the deadly shootout of a man at the beginning of this year.

Jvonta Johnson was charged with the death of 22-year-old Deandre Pickens on January 15 for murder, robbery and several other crimes on January 15. In February, 18-year-old Christopher Taylor and an un are also 16-year-old were also charged with the shootout.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the officials reacted to the 3500 block of the Harper Street on January 15 shortly after 1 p.m. There they found pickens with gunshot wounds on the floor. He was declared dead at the crime scene.

According to the explanation of the likely cause, the police said the shootout and robbery were caught by a security video in a nearby business. The police said that Johnson was in the back seat of Pickens' Auto, as Taylor and the other teenager approached the car and moved something inside.

The police said Pickens got out of the car when one of the teenagers shot him. Pickens was able to get out of the car, but collapsed where the police later found him.

After the shootout, the police said that Johnson had climbed the driver's seat from Pickens' car. In the probability, Johnson said at the intersection of Harper and Garrison shortly later with the teenagers, where he gave them picke's weapon.

The explanation of the likely cause stated that Johnson admitted to participating in the murder. He said that the night before he spoke to the teenagers about a way to steal patches' weapon, and this plan led to the deadly shooting the next day.

Resources for victims of crime

If you have become the victim of a crime or know someone it was, 5 has created a list of resources on your side.

The victim of the crime of St. Louis has several programs to support victims of crime. The programs of the criminal victim center range from direct services to victims of crime as well as “awareness and changes in the systems that they encounter”.

Life outside of violence “helps those who are violated by stabbing, shot or assault, the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence.”

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the neighborhood healing network, which serves people who have experienced crime, violence or victims of an incident that has caused trauma.

Bullet-related Injury Clinic (BRIC) is a clinic in St. Louis based in the municipality that helps people after they have been injured by a ball. The BRIC was founded to help people released from the emergency room after the shot.