Man charged with murder in St. Louis triple shooting

Published February 15, 2022 10:48 AM

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with first-degree murder and other counts in a triple shooting over the weekend that left one man dead and two others injured. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 24-year-old Eric Wooten is being held without bond. Besides the murder count, he’s also charged with two counts of first-degree assault and three counts of armed criminal action. Police say on Sunday night Wooten fatally shot a man, identified as Kevin Payne, who was found lying in the street, and wounded two others who were found inside a car. Authorities have not given a motive for the shooting.

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