Police ID man killed in Overland shooting

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OVERLAND • Authorities have identified a man who was shot and killed in Overland on Tuesday night.

Chris Scott Nelson, 19, of the 4200 block of Edgewood Boulevard in Northwoods, was sitting in a car with a woman outside a friend's home in the 9900 block of Baltimore Avenue when someone opened fire, according to Lt. Bill Baker of the Major Case Squad.

The woman was seriously injured in the shooting and was still in the hospital Thursday evening. No arrests have been made.

Overland Police Chief Michael Laws asked the Major Case Squad to help with the investigation, and the squad of detectives is being headed by Capt. Charles Milano of the Des Peres Police Department.

Joel Currier covers breaking news for STLtoday.com and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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