ST. LOUIS — A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his 36-year-old brother on Feb. 4.
Brad Evans, 33, was charged with one count each of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
According to charging documents, Brad Evans and his brother Kenneth got into an argument at an apartment in the city's Carondelet neighborhood. Witnesses told police that while the brothers were leaving the area in separate cars, Brad fired multiple shots into the Pontiac Grand Prix his brother was driving.
Officers were called to a shooting near the intersection of S. Broadway and Bates Street at about 3:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb, 4. There, they found a two-vehicle crash involving the Grand Prix. Kenneth Evans was behind the wheel unconscious and not breathing from a gunshot to the neck.
He was pronounced dead by EMS at the scene.
When officers arrested Brad Evans, he told officers he had gotten into an argument with his brother and that he had fired his pistol.
On Monday, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Evans in connection with the homicide.
According to online court documents, a judge ordered Evans to be held without bond.
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.
Cure Violence is an international organization that is present in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations within their own communities.
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