Friday, 08 March 2013 01:47
Three sought in fatal shooting outside U City club
Police are looking for three suspects after a promising young boxer was shot and killed outside a University City nightclub around midnight Wednesday night.
The victim, 20 year old Preston Freeman was a north county native who'd been living and training in Salinas, California.
Police say Freeman had been involved in an altercation inside the Escalade Bar and Grill in the 7800 block of Olive before it spilled onto the parking lot. Investigators say Freeman was shot in the chest during a hail of gunfire. His friends drove him to the hospital where he later died.
Three black men were seen fleeing in a maroon Chevy Impala East on Olive. Anyone with information is urged to call University City police at 314-725-2211 ext. 8010 or Crime Stoppers at 866-371-TIPS.
The victim, 20 year old Preston Freeman was a north county native who'd been living and training in Salinas, California.
Police say Freeman had been involved in an altercation inside the Escalade Bar and Grill in the 7800 block of Olive before it spilled onto the parking lot. Investigators say Freeman was shot in the chest during a hail of gunfire. His friends drove him to the hospital where he later died.
Three black men were seen fleeing in a maroon Chevy Impala East on Olive. Anyone with information is urged to call University City police at 314-725-2211 ext. 8010 or Crime Stoppers at 866-371-TIPS.
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