Current Events > Man facing murder charges in shooting death of carjacker in St Louis

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The St. Louis Circuit Attorneys Office has charged a Sauget, Illinois, man in a fatal shooting that occurred in St. Louis Soulard neighborhood in early January.The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said Brett Kress, 26, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Jesse Lopez, 24.
Shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 7, officers responded to a call for a shooting on the 1300 block of Gravois Avenue and found Lopez unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a Conoco gas station. Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to a probable cause statement, gas station surveillance video revealed that Lopez had tried to steal Kress' car and Kress shot at him. Lopez then tried to run away and Kress chased after him, firing several shots, police said. Lopez was struck three times.
Kress was later apprehended in St. Charles County after fleeing into Illinois.
Kress has a previous conviction of aggravated battery against a victim over the age of 60, for which he was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in St. Clair County, police said.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/murder-shooting-death-suspected-car-theft-soulard/63-57f9a27a-47a3-4154-acde-ca98804e3e07

Carjacker (Deceased)
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Shooter (Charged with Murder)
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Think this is a fair charge. Can't chase after someone to shoot them if they're no longer a threat.

Well, the "chased after him" bit is probably why he's being charged. You're no longer defending yourself at that point.

Fair, next.

Kress has a previous conviction of aggravated battery against a victim over the age of 60, for which he was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in St. Clair County, police said.

Yeah... this is less "get fucked, carjackers" and more "ex-con has a gun he shouldn't".

Yeah, the second he chased after the guy it wasn't self-defense.

Oh that's fair, but I think it's a bit weird that the man who planned out a murder on a random Ubers driver after waking up wanting to kill someone has the same charges as this.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/uber-driver-stabbed-to-death-by-man-who-wanted-to-kill-someone-that-day-in-new-orleans /289-4860c65b-28c2-445f-bc7d-72ddc50434d8

A New Orleans Police Department employee moonlighting as an Uber driver was stabbed to death in the parking lot of a Harvey motel Thursday afternoon by a man Sheriff Joe Lopinto said, just wanted to kill someone, did so, and then filmed the aftermath and posted it to social media.
Yolanda Dillion, 54, a 10-year fiscal budget analyst for the NOPD was picking up a fare in New Orleans for a trip to Harvey.
According to Lopinto, the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Brandon Jacobs, told them that he woke up Thursday morning and decided he wanted to kill someone. He apparently planned to kill the first Uber driver he encountered but realized he needed a ride back to the place he was staying and so killed Ms. Dillion, who was providing the ride back to the Travelodge in Jefferson Parish in the 2200 block of the West Bank Expressway.
Lopinto said that Dillion was stabbed to death before dropping Jacobs off and that Jacobs then just walked back to his room at the motel.
"It took place in the vehicle,"' said Lopinto. "A major stab wound that incapacitated her almost immediately."
Lopinto said detectives worked with Uber to get information on the fare picked up by Ms. Dillion and then made the arrest. The sheriff said Jacobs simply said that he woke up that day and decided to kill someone.
I didnt pick her, Lopinto said he told investigators. Uber picked her." Lopinto said she was the random person who picked him up that day.
Lopinto said Jacobs posted the video of Ms. Dillion dying to Facebook but the sheriff's office contacted the social media company and said the post was quickly taken down.
"Luckily, he does not have a lot of followers," he added.
He is being held on a second-degree murder count.
NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said Ms. Dillion was important to the department.
"Our team is taking it pretty hard," he said. "She will be dearly missed. She was quiet. She was humble. She was a quiet giant."

Pro tip: aim below the waist so you don't catch an attempted murder charge. Blow out their knees and make them think about their stupid decision for the rest of their life.

SychopathicRyda posted...

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Good. You can't just chase the dude firing shots as you go in a public place. Especially not a great idea in the vicinity of a fucking gas station.

That being said, this is Missouri, so I expect he'll be acquitted or at least have a hung jury.

why does the size of the jury's penises matter

Very fair.

Just because someone steals something doesn't give you the right to just kill them.

Lunatics waiting for an excuse to "kill in self defense"

Def cant chase someone after the initial crime attempt is over. Were heading into some worrying times. People keep trying to jack cars and people are starting to fight back

I understand that running after him isnt self defense anymore, but it sucks that the whole situation started cause he getting robbed.

the second he pursued him it stopped being a story about a guy defending himself and started being a story about an angry guy going to murder someone for revenge

Now if the same standard could be placed on cops