Dec 09, 2023

One dead, one arrested in St. Joseph shooting

Posted Dec 09, 2023 1:21 AM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

One young man is dead, another is in custody after a shooting in the back lot of the Speedy's Convenience Store off South Riverside Road in St. Joseph.

St. Joseph police say a black male in his 30s was shot dead in the parking lot of the Speedy's located at 1310 South Riverside Road. Police arrested a white male in his 20s, who is in custody.

According to police, the two got into a disturbance while driving on U.S. 36 Highway. It continued as the two drove their cars off the highway onto Riverside and into the convenience store parking lot shortly after four o'clock Friday afternoon. It appears only one of the individuals fired shots. Both had a single passenger in their vehicles. The passengers were not harmed, according to police.

The investigation continues.