Teen dead after shooting, car crash in Spanish Lake

ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOV) -- A teenage boy is dead after a shooting and car crash in Spanish Lake, police said.

The St. Louis County Police Department said officers found a teenage boy and female victim inside a car that had crashed in the 12600 block of Spanish Pond Road around 4 p.m. The teen, later identified as Tayvion Whitby, 16, of South City, had been shot and died after he was taken to the hospital. The female victim suffered minor injuries.

Police later determined Whitby was shot during a robbery in the 1200 block of Edlor Drive before the car crashed.

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

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