Ferguson Police Department
Coverage of Ferguson Police Department in the Nexus archive.
- 3 charged in shooting that killed innocent mother getting slushies for her kids at gas station, police say
Three individuals were arrested in connection with a shooting that killed Shakeela Martin, a mother of five, while she was buying slushies for her children at a BP gas station in Ferguson, Missouri. The suspects were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and armed criminal action.
- 3 charged in shooting that killed innocent mother getting slushies for her kids at gas station, police say
Three individuals were arrested in connection with a shooting that killed Shakeela Martin, a mother of five, while she was buying slushies for her children at a BP gas station in Ferguson, Missouri. The suspects, Marcus Evans, Jontez Young, and Kyren Farmer, face charges including second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Police traced the shooting to a nearby vehicle using cellphone data.
- Missouri mom of 5 fatally shot while buying slushies with children; police search for gunman
Shakeela Martin, a 35-year-old mother of five from Missouri, was fatally shot outside a BP gas station in Ferguson while buying slushies with two of her children. The gunfire erupted during an altercation that began inside the convenience store, with Martin identified as an innocent bystander. A second adult male was also critically injured, and police are investigating without any arrests announced.