Antwon C. Tilson: St. Louis Homicide No. 50; Shot in the Head in Walnut Park East

By Keegan Hamilton on Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:45 pm

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St. Louis Police have identified the city's fiftieth homicide victim as 43-year-old Antwon C. Tilson.

Tilson's body was found with gunshot wounds to the head and arm in his home on the 5000 block of Emerson Ave. in Walnut Park East. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, police are investigating a drive-by shooting in south city that left two men wounded.

The men, both in their 20's, are in stable condition at a local hospital after they were shot late Wednesday night near the intersection of Keokuk St and Minnesota Ave.

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According to KMOX, "police believe the suspect knows the victims and was specifically targeting them."