PD: Woman shot, killed in Ellendale neighborhood, suspect also dead

Published: Mar. 11, 2023 at 7:08 AM CST|Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 10:22 AM CDT
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one woman dead Saturday morning.

Just after 6 a.m., officers responded to the 7000 block of Piccadilly Avenue in the Ellendale neighborhood of St. Louis, where they discovered 44-year-old Trina Gilmore suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene and the Homicide Unit assumed the investigation.

Around 4:20 p.m. that same day, officers received a call about a suspicious vehicle parked at 6900 block of Sutherland. When they arrived, police found a 47-year-old man suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound under his chin and a pistol lying in his lap. EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. Further investigation revealed the man to be the suspect in the case.

The Homicide Division is continuing with the investigation.