ST. LOUIS — A 25-year-old woman has been charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter after the shooting death of a Spanish Lake man late Tuesday night in north St. Louis.
On Friday, the Circuit Attorney's Office charged DaiJa'h Jackson, 25, with one count of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and one count of armed criminal action. Jackson initially faced a second-degree murder charge.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a shooting at about 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 5900 block of Summit Place, near West Florissant Avenue. There, they found Brandon West, 28, lying in the street with gunshot wounds.
According to the probable cause statement, police said they were told that West's sister and Jackson's sister wanted to fight each other. At some during the fight, West tried to intervene, and Jackson pulled out a 9mm pistol and shot him in the chest.
West was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The Homicide Division assumed the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was asked to contact the Homicide Division directly at 314-444-5371. To make an anonymous tip, contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
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The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis has multiple programs to support victims of crime. Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims as well as “creating awareness and change within the systems they encounter.”
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