CLAYTON, Mo. — An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday night and charged in connection with the murder of another man who was fatally shot after interrupting a car break-in in Clayton earlier in the week.
Trenell Johnson was arrested Thursday and was held in custody at the St. Louis County Justice Center. Johnson was facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Joshua Harris.
Johnson was being held with no bond.
Friday, a spokesperson for the Major Case Squad confirmed to 5 On Your Side they're looking for one more person of interest but not ruling out multiple.
Police asked for the public's help in identifying additional people involved in the crime. Anyone with information was asked to call 314-955-0817.
Clayton Police said they found Harris, 41, fatally shot just before 5:30 a.m. Monday outside an apartment building in the 7500 block of Wydown Boulevard within the Moorlands neighborhood.
According to the Major Case Squad, Johnson and others were seen on surveillance video breaking into several cars Monday morning. Johnson was seen in a white Chrysler 300 throughout the night and was seen blocks from Harris' home with a gun in his hand about 10 to 15 minutes before the shooting.
Police said Harris tried to confront suspects who were breaking into his wife's car. A video then showed several shots being fired from a Chrysler 300, striking Harris.
Johnson was seen on video getting out of the Chrysler in the same clothing video surveillance showed at the time of the shooting. He was identified by several people as the man seen on the video.
Johnson was out on a reduced bond related to car theft charges. Court records show The Bail Project posted his $3,000 bail in May. He is facing a felony charge for resisting arrest in that case.
Police say the 18-year-old suspected shooter was taken into custody by police in the O'Fallon Park neighborhood in St. Louis.
Surveillance footage obtained by 5 On Your Side Wednesday showed a gunman walking the streets of Clayton just moments before a deadly shooting Monday morning.
Surveillance footage from a nearby business on Wydown Boulevard captured the suspect in the area. The suspect is seen walking down an alley with a gun at 5:10 a.m., and then, the gunman runs away at 5:11 a.m. The timecode on the video was delayed by 10 minutes.
Harris was found shot nearby minutes later.
Christy Weaver, who lives in Alaska, said she's been in Clayton for the past two months, visiting her mother who lives there. said her mother lives in Clayton.
“I walk down Polo and down Wydown a lot, so it will just make me more aware,” Weaver said. “I walk a lot by myself so that crime does make me more aware in the morning and in the evening just to be looking around and feeling good about where I am. Once I heard that a suspect had been apprehended or whatever, I felt more comfortable."