Suspect in killing of 3, wounding of girl turns himself in

Suspect in killing of 3, wounding of girl turns himself in | iNFOnews.ca
This photo provided by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department shows Jerome Leon Buress Jr., who is suspected of opening fire on a car in St. Louis, critically wounding a 7-year-old girl and killing her parents and another man in the vehicle on June 2, 2017, turned himself in on Sunday, June 25. Prosecutors last Friday charged him with three first-degree murder counts. (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department via AP) A

ST. LOUIS – A man suspected of opening fire on a car in St. Louis, critically wounding a 7-year-old girl and killing her parents and another man in the vehicle, is in custody.

St. Louis police say 28-year-old Jerome Leon Buress Jr. turned himself in Sunday. Prosecutors last Friday charged him with three first-degree murder counts in the June 2 shooting. He’s also charged with six counts of armed criminal action, two assault counts, and one count each of shooting a firearm at a motor vehicle and tampering with a witness.

Authorities allege Buress killed 27-year-old Derrick Irving and 24-year-old Jessica Garth, the parents of wounded 7-year-old Deniya Irving. Thirty-seven-year-old Julian Hayes also was killed.

The girl remains hospitalized.

Online court records don’t show if Buress has an attorney.

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