Resident fatally shoots woman trying to break into St. Louis County home, police say

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A woman who was shot and killed in St. Louis County this week was attempting to break into a home at the time, according to new information released by police Wednesday morning.

The St. Louis County Police Department identified the woman as 23-year-old Shabria Furlow, of Bridgeton.

Detectives believe Furlow was one of several people who were trying to steal from a home in the 300 block of Lancashire Road Tuesday morning. Officers responded at about 3:23 a.m. to a report of a shooting in the Glasgow Village area of north county. They arrived to find Furlow, who had been shot at least one time, police said. She died at the scene.

Police said they believe a resident in the home fatally shot her.

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[North Shore Chicago]

1. Sad story.

A horrible ending for the woman breaking in, but damn! Everyone has a gun now and walking on eggshells.

Don't break into someones house! I don't even flip the bird anymore when driving, that could be my death knell. Just give them the thumbs down to voice of my disapproval of their idiotic driving.

[Deuxcents]

2. Yes..sad.

You’re braver than I am. I don’t even make eye contact anymore. Down here you can die b/c the music is too loud. I hate that my silence, for whatever reason, makes me feel resigned to their bs and that is not how I really feel. I want to push back n say..does this look like 6 feet to you? Back off!

[Klaralven]

3. St. Louis County Prosecutor: No charges in woman's death

A man who shot a woman to death during an apparent robbery attempt in north St. Louis County this week will not face charges because the shooting was justified, authorities said Wednesday.

The shooting of Shabria Furlow, 23, of Bridgeton early Tuesday was self-defense, said Christopher King, a spokesman for the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney’s office.

Furlow was with four men, two of them armed, when the man confronted them at a home in Glasgow Village. They were trying to commit a robbery or home invasion, police said.

Furlow and the man who shot her knew each other from Arkansas, where Furlow has many relatives. The man was visiting the home where the shooting occurred, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Police haven’t caught the men who were with Furlow so they don’t know their motive for the confrontation.

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