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James Buettner
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Gender
Male
Age
23 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
09/06/2002
Location
Rock Hill Rd. and Pardee Rd. Afton MO 63123 St. Louis
Cause of Death
Suicide
James Buettner reportedly shot himself as police closed in after a bank robbery and car chase. Police said Buettner and Chancel Gridiron, 34, held up the UMB Bank at the Brentwood Promenade and then led officers on a pursuit along residential streets through several St. Louis suburbs before Buettner crashed into a culvert. When police approached the car, they said they heard a gunshot. Officers reportedly found Buettner with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Buettner died at a hospital about 9 hours later.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Brentwood Police Department, St. Louis County Police Department
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National Anthem
United States