St. Louis County Police investigating homicide in Velda City
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis County Police are investigating a homicide reported Wednesday evening in Velda City.
The victim has been identified as Nicole Coleman, 36, of Velda City.
According to a news release, police responded to a call for a shooting at 7:42 p.m. in the 7000 block of Lexington Avenue. At the scene, officers found a woman dead from a gunshot wound. Police say the caller, later identified as the defendant, said he shot his girlfriend, the victim, four times. Officers on scene found a mop, towel, clothes, and dish sprayer that had been used in an attempt to ‘clean up the bodily fluids at the crime scene.’
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Robert Murray, Jr., 41, of St. Louis, with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution.
St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons detectives are leading this investigation.
First Alert 4 will provide updates as they become available.
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