Man charged in 2 separate St. Louis County homicides

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected in multiple shooting deaths in and around St. Louis has been arrested and charged with murder in the killings of two people — including a 16-year-old girl. Officials say 25-year-old Perez Reed was arrested by federal agents last week and charged Saturday with two counts of first-degree murder in the Sept. 13 shooting death of 16-year-old Marnay Haynes and the Sept. 26 fatal shooting of 40-year-old Lester Robinson. Reed is also charged with three counts of armed criminal action and one count of assault for a shooting that left another person with permanent disabilities. St. Louis County prosecutors say a handgun found in Reed’s possession when he was arrested matched shell casings from all three shootings, as well as several other St. Louis homicides.