Police: 1 dead, 3 critically hurt in St. Louis shooting

Police try to control a crowd Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. St. Louis County police say a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at an officer has been killed.
Police try to control a crowd Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. St. Louis County police say a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at an officer has been killed.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Police say they are investigating a shooting near downtown St. Louis that left one person dead and three critically injured.

St. Louis police spokeswoman Schron Jackson says officers were called to a shooting around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and found four people had been shot. She says one person was pronounced dead at the scene.

The other three were taken to a hospital and are listed in critical condition.

Other details were not immediately available, and a possible motive was not immediately clear.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the shooting occurred at a convenience store.

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