The St. Louis Police Division is requesting assist finding an individual of interest who got away from care after a service station with clerking was killed in a shooting in south St. Louis early Tuesday morning.
As per police, around 3:30 a.m., a man, later distinguished as 22-year-old Iyaz Ahmed, was found shot in the head inside the BP general store in the 1100 block of Hampton Road in the Clayton Tamm area.
Ahmed was shipped from the scene to the clinic, where he later kicked the bucket. Police told News 4 Ahmed was filling in as a representative at the hour of the shooting.
According to detectives, who are actively reviewing surveillance video, the clerk may have confronted multiple suspects attempting to break into his car, which was parked in front of the store at a gas pump. Customers of the gas station told News 4 the clerk was known to always park in that spot.
Ahmed was originally from Bangladesh and was adopted by his aunt, Rahana Bezum, after his father died. He is a graduate of Parkway Central High School and relative say he was working on a college degree in I.T.
“He was so kind and tried to help people,” said Bezum.
Tuesday afternoon, police released a photo of 19-year-old Jataveion Scott, whom they identified as a person of interest. Investigators said Scott escaped custody earlier in the day.
Scott was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, dark jeans with a tear in the right knee and no shoes. He was last seen running south through the Peabody Housing Complex and was handcuffed behind his back. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should call the Homicide Division directly at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
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