MO: 53-Year-Old Shoots, Kills Carjacking Suspect in Parking lot of Gas Station

JENNINGS — A 14-year-old boy suspected in an attempted carjacking has died after being shot by the car’s owner, police said Monday.

The boy was identified as Damaurio Thomas of the 5100 block of Lexington Avenue in St. Louis.

The attempted robbery occurred at 9301 Lewis and Clark Boulevard in Jennings, on the parking lot of a gas station. Police were notified about 3:45 p.m. Sunday and found the car’s owner and Damaurio near Jennings Station Road and Lewis and Clark Boulevard.

Police said the man who fired the fatal shot was 53 years old. He was taken into custody by police and was cooperating with investigators, St. Louis County police Sgt. Benjamin Granda said.

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