ST. LOUIS — A man fatally shot a passenger in his SUV while shooting at the occupants of another SUV in a road rage incident Sunday night, police said.
St. Louis police said Angelo McNeal, 51, was driving a white Ford Escape on Interstate 70 at about 10 p.m. when he and the victim started firing shots at a red SUV. As shots were being fired, McNeal shot the victim in the leg.
McNeal admitted to police that he and Barry Martin, 45, were shooting at the red SUV, according to charging documents. Officers located McNeal's SUV near the intersection of Lillian and Mikika avenues in the city's Walnut Park West neighborhood.
Prosecutors charged McNeal with one count each of second-degree murder, discharging or shooting a firearm at or from a motor vehicle, and unlawful possession of a firearm, and two counts of armed criminal action. He was uninjured in the shooting.
McNeal has a lengthy criminal record, including pleading guilty to several felony drug and weapons charges dating back to the early 1990s.
McNeal was being held at the St. Louis City Justice Center without bond. At attorney for McNeal was not listed in online court records.
At least five people were injured in Christmas Eve shootings in St. Louis. Three of those people died, including the victim in the road rage shooting.
Resources for crime victims
If you have been a victim of a crime or know someone who has been, 5 On Your Side has compiled a list of resources.
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.”
Life Outside of Violence "helps those harmed by stabbing, gunshot or assault receive the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence."
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which serves people who have experienced crime, violence or been the victim of an incident that caused trauma.
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