ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A man was charged with murder Friday, a day after police said he stabbed and killed in north St. Louis County Thursday.
The St. Louis County Police Department said officers were called to a cutting in the 12000 block of Riverview Drive at around 2:15 Thursday afternoon. When officers arrived, they found 56-year-old Richard Hoelscher stabbed multiple times. He was pronounced dead on the scene of the crime.
On Friday, 24-year-old Sultan Alhamed was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the incident.
According to charging documents, police said Alhamed was mad at Hoelscher for waking him up in the middle of the night, so he grabbed Hoelscher by the neck. He then grabbed a knife and stabbed Hoelscher multiple times.
Officers said the victim and the suspect knew each other.
According to online court documents, he is being held without bond.
