Suspect charged after deadly shooting, standoff on Fourth of July in Jennings

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A suspect has been charged after a deadly shooting and standoff on the Fourth of July in Jennings.

According to court documents, Antonio Speed shot a man and woman as they were walking to a barbecue on Jendale Court, near Jennings’ Junior and Senior High School just after 4 p.m. During the incident, the 46-year-old also allegedly threatened to kill various residents while waving around a gun.

A witness shot at Speed, at which time the suspect went back into his home and barricaded himself inside. The standoff lasted several hours.

According to police, Speed livestreamed on Facebook under the name Antonio Speed-bey while he was inside the home. He reportedly admitted to shooting the woman and apologized.

Speed was identified as the shooter by witnesses police spoke with, court documents state.

The man, 35-year-old Peter Cooper, of North County, was pronounced dead following the shooting. The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

St. Louis County police said the man and woman were both taken to a hospital, where the man later died. The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The man was later identified as 35-year-old Peter Cooper, of North County.

Speed was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, receiving stolen property and two counts of armed criminal action. His cash-only bond was set at $2 million.