St. Louis police looking for men who killed man over gold chain

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A 19-year-old Ferguson man was shot to death Sunday after several men confronted him and robbed him of a gold chain necklace, police said.

The victim, Terrance Mims, of Ferguson, was killed as he walked up a St. Louis street about 8:20 p.m. Sunday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Web site.

Police said several men walked up to him, and one of the men demanded Mims' gold chain, which he was wearing around his neck.

A second man pointed a small handgun at Mims, police said. The first man then took Mims' chain and punched him in the mouth.

The gunmen then fired three times. Mims collapsed after the third shot was fired, police said. He was hit once in the head and died at 11:33 p.m. Sunday at a hospital.

Detectives were still looking for the suspects.

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