ST. LOUIS – A man is facing charges after police said he was involved in a fatal shooting that left a Georgia man dead.
According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 17-year-old Anthony Claxton was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and three counts of armed criminal action for an August shooting.
Police responded to a shooting call to the 6000 block of North Broadway at around 9:50 p.m. on August 26. When they arrived, they found a man — 27-year-old Darius Rackley — suffering a gunshot wound, and two others with minor injuries. All three were taken to the hospital where Rackley was pronounced dead.
Claxton is the third person to be charged in connection with this incident. His bond was set at $500,000.
