Shooting survivor dies more than decade later from injury

ST. LOUIS � Police say a man who survived more than a decade after he was shot has died of his injuries, and his death now has been ruled a homicide.

The victim was identified as 38-year-old Willie H. Davison of St. Louis County.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Davison was shot in the abdomen July 21, 2006. He was treated at a hospital and released.

Police said he died Oct. 17 after returning to the hospital suffering complications related to the gunshot injury.

The St. Louis medical examiner�s office performed an autopsy, ruling his death a homicide. It notified police Friday.

Police said officers sought charges against a suspect in 2006, but prosecutors declined to press charges at the time. The suspect is now 39.

Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com