On May 22, 2016, a violent tragedy unfolded in the North St. Louis neighborhood of the 4400 block of Elmbank Avenue. Firefighters rushed to a two-story residence early that Sunday morning after neighbors reported flames erupting from the first-floor windows around 4:40 a.m. Upon entering the burning home to extinguish the blaze, emergency responders discovered the bodies of three victims inside. The deceased were identified as 31-year-old Marquita Jones-Smith, her husband, 56-year-old Melvin Tho
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