On the early morning of December 24, 2021, a violent incident unfolded in Wellston, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in the death of 58-year-old Derrick Lee Brookfield. The shooting occurred around 1:31 a.m. near the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Ogden Avenue. Brookfield, who was Black, was discovered by responding officers alongside another male victim. Both men had sustained gunshot wounds during the encounter. While the second victim was transported to a local hospita
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