Police: Man kills wife, soaks home with gas with kids inside

HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Police allege a suburban St. Louis man killed his wife and then soaked the family’s home with gasoline while two children were inside. Hazelwood police say they responded to a home early Sunday after a child called and said his mother was injured and his father had fled the scene. Officers found a woman dead and two children inside the house. Charging documents say the victim was beaten, stomped and stabbed with a knife. The home was doused with gasoline before the suspect fled. Police arrested 40-year-old Gregory Smith III later Sunday on possible charges of on charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.