Shakeela Martin, 35, Fatally Shot Outside Ferguson Gas Station as Police Hunt Gunman
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 5
Shakeela Martin, 35, Fatally Shot Outside Ferguson Gas Station as Police Hunt Gunman
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 5
Summary
Ferguson police said 35-year-old Shakeela Martin was killed just before midnight Tuesday outside a BP station after stopping with her 9- and 6-year-old children to buy slushies.
Investigators said an altercation began inside the convenience store, spilled into the parking lot and erupted in gunfire, with Martin believed to have been an innocent bystander walking back to her car.
A second victim—an adult man—was also shot and hospitalized in critical condition, while Martin’s two children were not physically hurt but witnessed the killing.
No arrests have been announced, and police are asking for tips as they work to identify the shooter and determine what triggered the confrontation.
Martin, a mother of five, was preparing to move her family into a new home the next day, and a GoFundMe says donations will cover funeral costs and support her children.