St. Louis alderman wants Guard deployed to curb violence

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis alderman wants the Missouri National Guard to be deployed after a man was fatally shot during an alleyway parking confrontation in another incident of gun violence.

Alderman Brandon Bosley said he's "done waiting." He told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch extra hands are needed before summer, when crime typically worsens.

Bosley is pushing a resolution calling on Republican Gov. Mike Parson to send troops to the city's most crime-troubled neighborhoods. He's already discussed the idea with the Board of Aldermen's black caucus.

The shooting that precipitated the call for action happened Saturday after a sport utility vehicle's driver was shot while confronting another motorist whose car was blocking an alley exit. The victim died Monday.

An email message to Parson's spokeswoman wasn't immediately returned.

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