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Richard Berry

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Dec 17, 2018

Victim Details

Richard Berry

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2018-12-17

39

Richard

Berry

07/12/2026

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In the early hours of a cold December morning in 2018, the life of Richard Berry, a 39-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in a violent act that also claimed the life of 21-year-old Destiny Howard. On December 17th, at approximately 2 a.m. in Kinloch, a part of St. Louis County, what began as an apparent carjacking quickly escalated into a double homicide. Berry and Howard were inside a vehicle on Tuttle Street when they were fatally shot.

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  • FOX2now.com: Two dead in Kinloch carjacking and shooting
  • stltoday.com: Two killed in apparent carjacking attempt in Kinloch; toddler in car not hurt
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