Photo shows suspect sought after woman killed in Carr Square neighborhood

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- A 31-year-old woman was shot and killed in St. Louis Saturday evening.

The incident happened at 16th and Cochran at around 8 p.m. before officers responded to a call for a shooting. Police said before they arrived Brittney Young, 31, was privately taken to the hospital, where she later died. Young was shot once in the chest. Police found a scene in the 1400 block of Cochran.

On Wednesday, police released a surveillance photo showing a suspect sought in connection with Young’s death.

Homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information should call the Homicide Division at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).

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