St. Louis Police make arrest in shooting death of 14-year-old Washington Park resident

A 14-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the death of a Washington Park teenager last Saturday in St. Louis.

Timothy Lucas, 14, was found shot in the chest in the 8300 block of North Broadway Street at 6:14 p.m. on Jan. 18, St. Louis Police Officer Michelle Woodling confirmed Sunday.

When police found him, Lucas was alive, but later died at a St. Louis hospital, Woodling said.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 14-year-old boy turned himself in on Friday and was remanded to the juvenile courts system.

Details concerning the type of weapon used or motives have been made available.

A GoFundMe account has been set up in Lucas’ name to help the family cover funeral expenses.

The arrest marks another in a recent series of juveniles taken into police custody in connection with violent crimes.

On Thursday, an 16-year-old entered the St. Clair County juvenile courts system after his arrest in the robbery of a U.S. Bank branch in O’Fallon the day before.

Four teenagers, three of them under the age of 18 and two of them girls, were arrested in connection to a residential burglary on Sunday. Their arrest led to a police chase and the recovery of two stolen cars and three loaded guns.

On Dec. 30, a 13-year-old boy was found dead in the parking lot of Mason-Clark Middle School in East St. Louis. He apparently was running away from an altercation when he was shot, police said.

This story was originally published January 31, 2020 at 11:40 AM.