Editor's note: This story was updated on March 27, 2024 to reflect that prosecutors dismissed charges in this case.
A woman was charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her boyfriend in 2020.
Leslie Lomax, 36, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. The charges against her were later dismissed.
At around 10 a.m. on November 12, 2020, St. Louis County police were called to the 10500 block of Duke Drive in Castle Point for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. He has been identified as Cortez Marmon.
According to the probable cause statement, Lomax and Marmon were fighting in a car when Marmon head butted her and she hit him with a gun. After that, Lomax told police that Marmon threatened her, and she shot him. Lomax didn’t appear to have any injuries, police said.
