ST. LOUIS — A man is facing charges after police said he shot and killed a 21-year-old woman in her apartment last week.
Nichols St. James Chatman, 25, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault and multiple other charges in connection with the double shooting on Sept. 23.
According to charging documents, Chatman walked into Deariah Jones' apartment at around 8:30 p.m. and found Jones and a man laying in bed together. Police said Chatman then shot the man in the shoulder and Jones in the chest.
The man survived, but Jones died at the hospital a short time later.
Police said Chatman knew the man before the shooting and Chatman had texted the man asking where he was.
In all, he was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, first-degree burglary and two counts of armed criminal action. He was taken into custody and was not given bond.
