Authorities say at least 16 people were shot over the weekend in 10 separate incidents in St. Louis, two of them fatally. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the victims included a woman who was slain in an alley Saturday afternoon. Police say two also were wounded near a light-rail station, and a 17-year-old was shot in the leg while playing basketball. The shootings happened on the same weekend that Police Chief John Hayden appeared at a crime prevention summit to say crime was in retreat. ———Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com

Source: ABC News May 06, 2019 11:58 UTC