ST CHARLES, Mo. — A third teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl in St. Charles last month.
The 17-year-old Lake St. Louis boy was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. He has been charged with second-degree murder and distribution of a controlled substance.
Previously, two other teenagers were arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the case.
On the night of Feb. 18, police responded to a report of a shooting near the intersection of Oak Avenue and Perry Street, near Lincoln Elementary School. Police said Lydia Elking was a passenger in a car driven by the 17-year-old boy. He drove to the area to meet the two other teens and sell them narcotics.
The two teens announced a robbery and took out a gun. During the incident, Lydia was shot. The 17-year-old boy drove her to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
All three teens are being held in juvenile detention.
Lydia was a student at Liberty High School. Not long after the shooting, her classmates gathered to honor her with a memorial.
“I think everyone that has spoken about her, posted about her, said something, have all said that she had a smile that lit up the room and just a personality that brightened every place that she walked into,” Layla Thornton told 5 On Your Side at the event.
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