ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A teenager faces felony charges in the shooting death of an elderly man last week in north St. Louis County.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Da’Mon Williams, 18, with second-degree murder and armed criminal action amid the investigation.
Williams is accused in the shooting death of Robert Prewett, 92, on Oct. 30 in the 6900 Block of Parc Charlene Drive.
According to a probable cause statement obtained by FOX 2, when authorities responded to the scene, Prewett was found deceased with three gunshot wounds.
Police later reviewed home surveillance footage, which showed a suspect fleeing from the scene with a tan mask, gloves and jacket. The surveillance video also showed the suspect getting away from the scene toward to a nearby apartment complex, where clothing items were discarded in a dumpster.
Investigators recovered these items, and a DNA analysis later linked Williams to the clothing and shooting scene.
The St. Louis County Police Department reports that Williams was incarcerated in the state of Illinois prior to Friday’s charges. He is being held on $500,000, cash-only bond.