FESTUS, Mo. — Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak is holding a press conference at 1:15 p.m. to brief the media on a homicide investigation involving two juvenile victims. The press conference will be streaming in this story on FOX2Now.com.
Police say that one juvenile victim was found in the parking lot. A second juvenile victim discovered at a different location south of Festus appears to be drowning. They have not yet been identified because police are still notifying family members about the deaths.
There is a heavy police presence in the parking lot at Festus City Hall. There is crime scene tape up. Investigators are gathered around two vehicles. An ambulance is also parked nearby.
This is a developing story. More details will be posted here as they come into the FOX 2 newsroom.