Update 3:35 p.m. Officials are now saying the gunman was the owner of a healthcare business on Cherokee Street. The victims were apparently employees he'd been arguing with.
Update 3:23 p.m.Police are now saying it was a murder-suicide. The shooter and all three victims are deceased. More information as it develops.
Four people died in a shooting on Cherokee Street today, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police confirmed just now that four adults -- two male and two female -- died at the scene of the crime on the 2700 block of Cherokee Street. Continue below for our original coverage.
Original post: Early news reports suggest that the incident occurred inside the Cherokee Place Business Incubator.
It's unclear if a suspect has been apprehended yet. Police are expected to give an update at the scene of the crime shortly.
For now, here are some tweets from St. Louis officials and reporters on the scene:
. @slmpd Capt. Sack says it appears gunman had an argument w/3 ppl inside Cherokee healthcare biz. Gunman was owner. Other 3 were employees.
— Maggie Crane (@newsformaggie) June 13, 2013
Officers have determined that the incident on Cherokee is a murder/suicide. The shooter & 3 victims are deceased.
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) June 13, 2013
There are 4 adult victims, 2 male and 2 female, confirmed dead at a scene of a shooting in the 2700 block of Cherokee.
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) June 13, 2013
Talking to police commanders about shootings on Cherokee. Information when the have it. #fgs
— MayorSlay.com (@MayorSlay) June 13, 2013
Four dead on Cherokee. Two adult males, two adult females. This from STL PD. No one taken into custody.
— Allison Blood (@AllisonBlood) June 13, 2013
Word on Cherokee is multiple people are dead following a shooting. twitter.com/AllisonBlood/s...
— Allison Blood (@AllisonBlood) June 13, 2013
Police activity reported at a business on the 2700 block of Cherokee St. Witness reports up to half a dozen gunshots. twitter.com/ksdknews/statu...
— KSDK NewsChannel 5 (@ksdknews) June 13, 2013
Multiple People Shot on Cherokee Street in St. Louis - bit.ly/10fZbX1
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) June 13, 2013
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