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Belleville man killed in East St. Louis

Authorities in East St. Louis are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Belleville man, who was gunned down outside a convenience store.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in East St. Louis are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Belleville man, who was gunned down outside a convenience store. Illinois State Police Lt. James Morrisey says Damario Moore stopped at the Crown Food Mart/Gas Station at about 4 a.m. Sunday. Morrisey says Moore was shot once after exchanging words with a group of men standing by the store’s entrance. A family member took Moore to Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital in East St. Louis, where he was pronounced dead. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.

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