The city is almost evenly split between White and Black, and the divisions are stark. While some predominantly White sections of St. Louis are affluent — the McCloskeys aimed their guns at protesters outside a mansion in the city’s posh Central West End last summer — the almost exclusively Black north side has suffered. There, abandoned homes and vacant lots are a fixture of the landscape, and residents say gunshots are part of the daily soundtrack.

Source: Washington Post July 30, 2021 12:33 UTC