ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Charles Police Department have reported that they’ve made an arrest in the case where a man was killed a little before 3 a.m. on Friday morning, April 25.
Police say they responded to a call in the 400 block of Lee Drive in response to a person yelling for help in the street.
When officers arrived, the person led them inside a nearby home where there was a victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
That victim, 19-year-old Bobby Jackson of St. Louis, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Within 14 hours of the shooting, St. Charles investigators identified, located, and arrested the suspect, 19-year-old Damon John Campbell (aka “DJ”) of Maryland Heights and got his confession.
The investigation revealed that the shooting stemmed from a disturbance over Marijuana.
Campbell has been charged with second degrees murder and armed criminal action. He is being held with no bond.
The St. Charles Police Department asks anyone who may have additional information regarding this investigation to contact Detectives at 636-949-3320. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the St. Charles County Regional Crime Stoppers website at http://www.sccregionalcrimestoppers.org/ .