Man shot to death in Sauget nightclub parking lot, police say
A 41-year-old St. Louis man was fatally shot Saturday morning on the parking lot of Pop’s nightclub in Sauget, police said.
St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the victim as Dean J. Ebert of Kramer Street in St. Louis.
Sauget Police Chief James Jones said his department has requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to take over the homicide investigation.
Jones said police received a call at 8:10 a.m. reporting shots fired in the 1400 block of Mississippi Avenue.
“When officers arrived on scene, they located a (man) suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest,” Jones said. “CPR was administered on scene. A short time later the subject passed away.”
Dye said Ebert was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:50 a.m.
No arrests have been announced in connection with this shooting.
Anyone with any information pertaining to this shooting is asked to call Sauget Police at 618-332-5617 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS. (This is an anonymous tip line that pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.)
This story was originally published October 30, 2021 at 11:56 AM.
