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Paige Buckner

Case from Saint Louis, MO dated Dec 21, 2025

Victim Details

Paige Buckner

Female

Black / African American

Saint Louis

MO

2025-12-21

9

Paige

Buckner

07/23/2026

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Paige Buckner, a 9-year-old girl, was pulled into the center of a nightmare in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of St. Louis when the night was still dark and quiet, just after midnight on December 21, 2025. Fire crews were dispatched to a house fire in the 5700 block of Floy Avenue, and once the flames were knocked down, the scene turned from urgent to horrifying: inside the home, firefighters discovered Paige and an adult woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Police and investigators flooded t ...
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  • https://www.kfvs12.com: Mother & daughter die after shooting, fire in Walnut Park West
  • ksdk.com: Mother dies day after 9-year-old killed; both found shot in burning home, family says
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