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Ricky Shields

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Jan 18, 2017

Victim Details

Ricky Shields

Male

Saint-louis

MO

2017-01-18

47

Ricky

Shields

07/16/2026

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In the winter of 2017, a life was abruptly cut short within the confines of a St. Louis apartment building, leaving a community stunned and police with a homicide to unravel. On the evening of January 18th, officers were called to the Fountain Park neighborhood, a community nestled in the bustling city. Inside one of the apartments, they discovered the body of 47-year-old Ricky Shields, a male resident who had been fatally shot. The scene that unfolded was one of violence and tragedy, marking an ...
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  • stltoday.com: Police identify man found fatally shot in St. Louis apartment building
  • stltoday.com: Man dies after shooting inside apartment building in Fountain Park
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