<p class="speakable">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, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/missouri" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Missouri</a>.</p><p class="speakable">Gabrielle "Sam" Linehan, 28, was sitting in her car in the city’s 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 <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/skating-coach-gabrielle-sam-linehan-gunned-down-at-missouri-starbucks/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">New York Post</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Police</a> identified the suspect as 58-year-old Keith Lamon Brown, FOX 2 <a href="https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/skating-coach-mourned-after-drive-thru-shooting/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p><p>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><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-bar-owner-killed-execution-style-shooting-suspect-decades-long-criminal-record-custody" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>ILLINOIS BAR OWNER KILLED IN 'EXECUTION-STYLE' SHOOTING, SUSPECT WITH DECADES-LONG CRIMINAL RECORD IN CUSTODY</strong></a></p><p>Authorities <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/robbery-theft" rel="noopener" target="_blank">allege Brown stole</a> several of Linehan’s bank cards and her driver’s license before fleeing the scene. Linehan was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the Post reported.</p><p>Linehan represented U.S. Figure Skating as a member of St. Louis Synergy’s junior team, which earned a silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, according to <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/community/like-losing-part-of-your-soul-skating-coach-remembered-after-deadly-starbucks-shooting-in-drive-thru-sam-linehan/63-5b7538d5-2249-47c8-a73b-ce8d35d66e21" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">KSDK</a>.</p><p>Linehan's team later paid tribute to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports" rel="noopener" target="_blank">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><p>"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. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/multiple-injured-gunfire-erupts-funeral-home-teens-service-hundreds-attendance" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>MULTIPLE INJURED AFTER GUNFIRE ERUPTS AT FUNERAL HOME DURING TEEN'S SERVICE WITH HUNDREDS IN ATTENDANCE</strong></a></p><p>Authorities announced Wednesday that Brown had been arrested.</p><p>"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’s home. Homicide detectives located evidence from two prior robberies as well."</p><p>According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Brown has been charged with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" rel="noopener" target="_blank">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><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-jersey-teacher-who-slept-students-family-bagel-shop-learns-prison-sentence" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>NEW JERSEY TEACHER WHO SLEPT WITH STUDENTS AT FAMILY BAGEL SHOP LEARNS PRISON SENTENCE</strong></a></p><p>He is being held without bond at the St. Louis City Justice Center.</p><p>Authorities said Brown was also wanted in connection with two other armed robberies in the days leading up to the killing. </p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>His criminal history dates back to the mid-1980s, FOX 2 reported.</p><p>The St. Louis Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.</p>