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Herbert Nelson

Case from Saint Louis, MO dated Aug 20, 2025

Victim Details

Herbert Nelson

Male

Black / African American

Saint Louis

MO

2025-08-20

70

Herbert

Nelson

07/15/2026

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In a quiet home on Pershing Avenue in St. Louis' Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood, a domestic dispute escalated to a fatal conclusion for 70-year-old Herbert Nelson. On the evening of August 20, 2025, police discovered the elderly man deceased on his living room couch, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The male victim's death was the result of a shooting that authorities believe was domestic in nature.

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  • ksdk.com: Man found shot to death Wednesday near Forest Park
  • UPDATE: Man Found Shot in Debaliviere Place
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