ST. LOUIS -- A 17-year-old is dead after a shooting during a confrontation Monday with St. Louis police.
Police identified the dead youth as Stanley Parker of north St. Louis.
The shooting occurred after police responded to a call about shots being fired in. Police said shots were fired toward the officers and officers returned fire, hitting one of five males present.
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