A St. Louis man was arrested on Tuesday after a video showed him killing a homeless man in an execution-style shooting..The New York Post reported Tuesday St. Louis resident Deshawn Thomas, 32, was arrested in connection with the murder, but he has not been charged. .Thomas can be seen struggling to load his gun as he stands right behind the homeless man, who is sitting on the curb a few feet away. .He appears to fire at the victim, who raised his arms at one point, but made no attempt to run away and seemed to accept his fate. .“Oh my God,” said a witness. .“He just f*cking killed him.” .St. Louis police said the shooting happened in the heart of downtown on Monday around 10 a.m. .“Any homicide is unnerving, but for this one to happen here, at this time, very much so,” said St. Louis Mayor Ryan Cousins. .The victim, whose name has not been released, fended off Thomas at a Shell gas station minutes before. Thomas chased him across the street before shooting him. .Cousins said the victim was likely in his 40s but did not provide more details about him. .The video was shared to Twitter, but it was taken down due to its graphic nature. .“Twitter took down this video I posted yesterday, so I’ll post it again,” said the person who posted the video. .“Doesn’t show the murder on camera, so stop censoring it.”.Thomas was taken into custody by police at a local library after fleeing. .Republican Sen. Josh Hawley (MO) said St. Louis circuit attorney Kim Gardner must go. .“Prosecute the criminals,” said Hawley.
A St. Louis man was arrested on Tuesday after a video showed him killing a homeless man in an execution-style shooting..The New York Post reported Tuesday St. Louis resident Deshawn Thomas, 32, was arrested in connection with the murder, but he has not been charged. .Thomas can be seen struggling to load his gun as he stands right behind the homeless man, who is sitting on the curb a few feet away. .He appears to fire at the victim, who raised his arms at one point, but made no attempt to run away and seemed to accept his fate. .“Oh my God,” said a witness. .“He just f*cking killed him.” .St. Louis police said the shooting happened in the heart of downtown on Monday around 10 a.m. .“Any homicide is unnerving, but for this one to happen here, at this time, very much so,” said St. Louis Mayor Ryan Cousins. .The victim, whose name has not been released, fended off Thomas at a Shell gas station minutes before. Thomas chased him across the street before shooting him. .Cousins said the victim was likely in his 40s but did not provide more details about him. .The video was shared to Twitter, but it was taken down due to its graphic nature. .“Twitter took down this video I posted yesterday, so I’ll post it again,” said the person who posted the video. .“Doesn’t show the murder on camera, so stop censoring it.”.Thomas was taken into custody by police at a local library after fleeing. .Republican Sen. Josh Hawley (MO) said St. Louis circuit attorney Kim Gardner must go. .“Prosecute the criminals,” said Hawley.
