Two dead after St. Louis-area shooting; son suspected

HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis man has been charged with murder after his parents were found shot to death. St. Louis County prosecutors charged 31-year-old Joseph Moore with two counts of second-degree murder Wednesday after 63-year-old James Moore and his 70-year-old wife, Norma Moore, were found dead Tuesday night in the family home in Hazelwood. Police said a Hazelwood officer saw Joseph Moore outside the home and ordered him to drop a pistol he was holding. Moore fired at the officer, who wasn’t hit. Police say Moore then shot himself in the head. He was hospitalized in serious condition but was expected to survive. Police have not disclosed a possible motive for the shootings.