PA Bill Number: HB2531
Title: In obstructing governmental operations, further providing for disarming law enforcement officer.
Description: In obstructing governmental operations, further providing for disarming law enforcement officer. ...
Last Action: Referred to Judiciary
Last Action Date: May 27, 2026
Missouri Self-Defense: Suspected intruder shot and killed in St. Louis, police say :: 11/20/2021
ST. LOUIS — A 60-year-old man shot and killed a suspect who he said was trying to break into his home in the College Hill neighborhood on Nov. 19.
St. Louis police responded at 11 p.m. to a burglary call at a home on the 1500 block of East Grand Ave.
When they arrived, they found a man lying on the back porch with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was later identified as Patrick Evans, 43, of the 1100 block of Penrose St. in St. Louis.
The man who lives at the home told police he was inside when he heard Evans at his backdoor. He then grabbed his gun and shot him as he tried to climb through the kitchen window.
The homeowner was taken into custody, but later released, police said.
A homicide investigation is underway.
