4 People Shot to Death in St. Louis-Area Home; Suspect Held

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ST. CHARLES, Mo.—Four people were fatally shot inside a St.-Louis-area home, and the suspect exchanged gunfire with police as he fled just after midnight Saturday before being taken into custody just after dawn in a convenience store where he had sought shelter.

Three victims were found dead inside the home in St. Charles, Missouri, a city of about 70,000 people on the Missouri River northwest of St. Louis. A fourth victim was taken to a local hospital and died there, said St. Charles Police Lt. Tom Wilkison.