Maplewood Police investigating first murder in more than a decade

MAPLEWOOD, MO (KMOX) - Maplewood police are investigating a fatal shooting. It's the first in more than a decade for the bedroom community, popular for it's restaurants and shops.

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Police were called to an apartment complex on Bellevue Avenue around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. A man was found behind one of the buildings.

He later died at an area hospital.

Police say this is the first homicide in Maplewood since 2010.

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