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ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a man Monday morning in downtown St. Louis.
Police said shortly before 10 a.m., officers received a call for help regarding a shooting in the 700 block of North Tucker Boulevard. A man in his 40s had been shot in the head. He was pronounced dead.
A preliminary investigation found that the man was involved in a fight with another man, who is a suspect in the shooting, at a nearby Shell gas station prior to the incident.
St. Louis police's homicide division was requested to handle the shooting investigation.
Police said the person that was shot appeared to be homeless.