Cops: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Self In Mo. Mall

Motive Unknown In Murder-Suicide In Suburban St. Louis Mall, Police Say Steve Johnson collapses in the parking lot after arriving at the scene of a mall shooting leaving two people dead at Jamestown Mall, July 16, 2008, in Florissant, Mo. Johnson described himself as a first cousin to both victims. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (AP) A man recently divorced from his wife of more than 20 years shot and killed her inside a suburban St. Louis mall on Wednesday before committing suicide, police said. No one else was injured but the Jamestown Mall in Florissant was evacuated. The shooter was 49 and his ex-wife was 47, but their names had not been released, St. Louis County police spokeswoman Tracy Panus said. Panus said they both lived in the nearby suburb of Hazelwood and had been married more than 20 years with grown children before... [read full story]