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‘Active shooter’: St. Louis County bench prepares for the worst
On the afternoon of Aug. 12, judges and staff in the St. Louis County Circuit Court received a disconcerting email. The subject line: “St. Louis County ALARM NOTICE.” The first words: “Active Shooter – Police Street.” It quickened pulses, recalled St. Louis County Associate Circuit Judge Mary Pat Bruntrager Schroeder, but it didn’t quite trigger […]
St. Louis County courthouse shooter dies in prison
Kenneth Baumruk, who was sentenced to death for killing his wife and injuring three others on a shooting rampage at the St. Louis County Courthouse in 1992, has died in prison.
Execution date set for Kenneth Baumruk
The Missouri Supreme Court has set an Aug. 7 execution date for Kenneth Baumruk, for his 1992 shooting spree in St. Louis County Circuit Court where he shot and killed his wife and wounded four others. During his divorce hearing in Division 38, Baumruk pulled out two .38 caliber revolvers, shooting and killing his wife. […]
Death sentence upheld for courthouse shooter
Nearly 17 years ago, Kenneth Baumruk shot and killed his wife in a St. Louis County courtroom during a divorce hearing. On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence imposed after Baumruk’s second trial. Baumruk also shot both his lawyer and his wife’s lawyer, and shot at Judge Samuel Hais, who […]
Baumruk death sentence upheld
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed the death penalty for Kenneth Baumruk for his 1992 rampage in a St. Louis County courtroom where he shot and killed his wife and wounded four others. Voting 6-0, the court affirmed the trial court’s decision finding Baumruk competent to stand trial. The court also said the trial […]
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