ST. LOUIS   •   Police are trying to identify a man found shot to death shortly after 1 a.m. in the city's College Hill neighborhood.
The man, who had no identification on him, was found on the ground next to the driver's side of a vehicle in the 1500 block of Linton Avenue, authorities said. Police had responded there after receiving reports of a shooting. The man was pronounced dead at the crime scene.
Police had no suspects Thursday morning.
Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ' College Hill neighborhood and surrounding blocks have had several shootings and killings in recent months. Police in February identified the area as a crime "hot spot" and sent about 80 police officers there to quell the violence. That 10-day effort ended Feb. 17, with police saying they arrested 40 people and recovered five guns.
