ST. LOUIS — A man has been charged after a woman was fatally stabbed Monday afternoon in St. Louis.
Booker Boyd, 52, was charged Tuesday with second-degrree murder and armed criminal action.
Sgt. Charles Wall with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded to a call for help regarding a stabbing that happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Delmar and Goodfellow boulevards, near the border of the West End and Skinker-Debaliviere neighborhoods. Officers found a 33-year-old woman suffering from stab wounds when they arrived.
Police said the woman was stabbed twice by the suspect. She was unresponsive as St. Louis paramedics drove her to an area hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
While officers were at the scene, Boyd contacted the department to turn himself in and was taken into custody.
Police have not released the woman's name.
This is a developing story. 5 On Your Side will update this story as soon as information becomes available.
