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A Missouri woman has been charged with the shooting death of two men she believed were the thugs who stole her SUV after she tracked down the car. 

Damesha Coleman, 35, was charged on Thursday with two counts of murder, one count of assault and three counts of armed criminal action for killing Joseph Farrar, 49 and Darius Jackson, 19, during the Wednesday night shootout at the St. Louis Speedie Gas station.

Police found both men deceased with gunshots to the torso around 10:30pm when they arrived at the gas station located at North Broadway and Riverview. Farrar was found next to the gas pump and Jackson next to the car. 

Officials said a third victim, an unidentified male, who had been shot in the head during the shooting rampage, survived. His condition remains unknown. 

It is unclear if any or all of the three men shot were involved in the carjacking, The St. Louis Dispatch reported.

Damesha Coleman, 35, was charged on Thursday with two counts of murder, one count of assault and three counted of armed criminal action

Damesha Coleman, 35, was charged on Thursday with two counts of murder, one count of assault and three counted of armed criminal action

Surveillance footage shows Coleman approaching a Hyundai Tucson at the gas station accompanied by a man who was also armed. 

Police say Coleman is seen opening the car door to the vehicle before she started shooting.

Coleman, who reportedly has no prior criminal history and is from the Spanish Lake area of St. Louis County,  told detectives that she went to the gas station to retrieve her vehicle that had been stolen.

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Farrar’s youngest sibling, Michelle Jackson was distraught after hearing the news of her brother’s death claiming he was an innocent bystander killed by a stray bullet.

‘Somebody else’s mess killed my brother,’ Jackson said, the youngest of Farrar’s four siblings, the news outlet reported.

Jackson said Farrar was at the gas station to purchase medicine for his 11-year-old son who had come down with the flu.  

She said that her brother did not have an easy life. He had been on the streets, battled addiction and had been in and out of prison, and in October 2021 got out of the penitentiary.

He also had two sons – Justin Farrar, 26, and 11-year-old Joseph Farrar Jr.

Jackson told 5 on Your Side that despite feeling that he let his  family down, his siblings said they could never stay mad at him.

‘He would just make you laugh,’ Jackson said.

Joseph Farrar (pictured wearing Adidas shirt) , 49, was one of the victims in Wednesday's soot out. Farrar was shot in the torso and died Wednesday night the St. Louis Speedie gas station

Joseph Farrar (pictured wearing Adidas shirt) , 49, was one of the victims in Wednesday’s soot out. Farrar was shot in the torso and died Wednesday night the St. Louis Speedie gas station 

Farrar's youngest sibling, Michelle Jackson was distraught after hearing the news of her brother's death claiming he was an innocent bystander killed by a stray bullet. 'Somebody else's mess killed my brother,' Jackson said, the youngest of Farrar's four siblings, the news outlet reported

Farrar’s youngest sibling, Michelle Jackson was distraught after hearing the news of her brother’s death claiming he was an innocent bystander killed by a stray bullet. ‘Somebody else’s mess killed my brother,’ Jackson said, the youngest of Farrar’s four siblings, the news outlet reported

She also said she was not mad with Coleman but said ‘that she would have contacted the authorities.’

‘I will be more mad with the guys that stole her car to put her in this situation because we’re all just one decision away from something like that, making the wrong choice. 

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‘Because when things happen, we don’t always think, it’s just a reaction,’ she said.   

This year, there has been a spike in stolen Kia and Hyundais due in part to a TikTok trend that showed how easy they can be to take.

The TikTok video shows how a USB cable can be used to hot wire the car and the carmakers have been hit with a class action lawsuit.

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