Victim in North City quadruple drive-by shooting dies

Police are investigating a quadruple shooting in north St. Louis City Monday evening.
Published: Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:59 AM CDT|Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:54 AM CST
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A 65-year-old man wounded in a drive-by shooting that occurred in North City on September 5 has passed away.

The shooting happened in the 4400 block of Red Bud Avenue at around 6:01 p.m. after two men were shooting from a car. Police said Douglas Colvin, of North City, was found lying on the ground with a gunshot to his torso and was taken to a hospital. Officers were dispatched to another shooting near Blair and Salisbury, where they found a 44-year-old man shot.

A 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old man arrived at the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. Police later determined that two suspects fired shots from a car in the 4400 block of Red Bud.

Tuesday, police said Colvin died at a nursing home on November 13; his death was declared a homicide five days later.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-8477 and leave an anonymous tip.