NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n A former Team USA synchronized figure skater turned coach was shot and killed in broad daylight during an alleged armed robbery at a Starbucks drive-thru in St. Louis, Missouri<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gabrielle “Sam” Linehan, 28, was sitting in her car in the city\u2019s Tower Grove East neighborhood just after 10 a.m. Tuesday, when a suspect approached and opened fire, according to a probable cause statement obtained by the New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Police<\/a> identified the suspect as 58-year-old Keith Lamon Brown, FOX 2 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Surveillance footage released by the St. Louis Police Department showed Brown wearing a high-visibility vest and helmet around the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n ILLINOIS BAR OWNER KILLED IN ‘EXECUTION-STYLE’ SHOOTING, SUSPECT WITH DECADES-LONG CRIMINAL RECORD IN CUSTODY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A former Team USA skater was reportedly shot and killed in broad daylight during an alleged armed robbery at a Starbucks drive-thru in St. Louis.<\/span> (@saintlouissynergy via Instagram)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Authorities allege Brown stole<\/a> several of Linehan\u2019s bank cards and her driver\u2019s license before fleeing the scene. Linehan was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the Post reported.<\/p>\n Linehan represented U.S. Figure Skating as a member of St. Louis Synergy\u2019s junior team, which earned a silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, according to KSDK<\/a>.<\/p>\n Linehan’s team later paid tribute to the beloved athlete and coach<\/a> at the Metro Edge Skating Club in an emotional Instagram post, calling her “a cherished skater, coach, mentor, and friend” whose impact stretched far beyond the rink.<\/p>\n “A dedicated leader, Coach Sam devoted time and heart to supporting and developing skaters while instilling the values of discipline, teamwork, integrity, and resilience,” the team wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n MULTIPLE INJURED AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTS AT FUNERAL HOME DURING TEEN’S SERVICE WITH HUNDREDS IN ATTENDANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Police have identified the suspect as 58-year-old Keith Lamon Brown.<\/span> (St Louis City Justice Center)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Authorities announced Wednesday that Brown had been arrested.<\/p>\n “Intelligence detectives have taken a 58-year-old man into custody in connection to the homicide on S. Grand,” the St. Louis Police Department posted on X. “He was armed when he was arrested. SWAT executed a search warrant at the suspect\u2019s home. Homicide detectives located evidence from two prior robberies as well.”<\/p>\n According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Brown has been charged with first-degree murder<\/a>, three counts of first-degree robbery, four counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n![\"gabrielle-sam-linehan](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/gabrielle-sam-linehan.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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