ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant Friday for a man in a fatal punch case.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the incident occurred on May 25 in the 3200 block of Knapp Street, located in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
Police said Donald L. Cummings, 43, was at a residence with others when the victim arrived. Cummings and the victim greeted each other and then Cummings punched the victim in their face.
The victim fell back and struck his head on the pavement. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital. He died on May 31.
The medical examiner ruled the victim’s death a homicide via blunt force trauma.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Cummings with second-degree murder. Cummings will be jailed without bond, pending a court appearance.