ST. LOUIS — A man has been charged after a woman was shot and killed in St. Louis late Sunday night.
At around 11:24 p.m., St. Louis police officers were called to the 5400 block of Ruskin Avenue for a domestic disturbance. Officers met the victim, a 63-year-old woman, on the front porch of the home.
As the victim walked into her home with officers following her, the suspect, a 70-year-old man, opened fire on them from inside the home. An “officer in need of aid” call was dispatched while the suspect continued firing shots at officers.
After the suspect was taken into custody, officers found the woman's body. She was pronounced dead at the scene and was later identified as Gail Keys.
No officers fired their guns and the suspect was not injured, according to a police report. One officer suffered a bruise to his head and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Monday afternoon, the Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Samuel Bailey with first-degree murder, first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action, burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact St. Louis police’s homicide division at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).