Third suspect charged in ‘sniper-style attack’ outside lounge
ST. LOUIS – A third man has been charged in connection with what St. Louis homicide detectives described as a “targeted sniper-style attack” outside a bar and lounge in north city.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the killing happened just after 12:30 a.m. in the 4700 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, located in the Kingsway East neighborhood.
Police found the victim, Anthony Jefferson, lying on the sidewalk, suffering from several gunshot wounds. EMS arrived a short time later and declared Jefferson dead at the scene. He was 32.
Investigators determined that Jefferson was the victim of a coordinated murder by three individuals who were involved in an ongoing feud with Jefferson.
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Police claim Avery L. Washington, 39, and two others met up in the area of Union Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue and later went to an event space where Jefferson would be.
Washington was arrested on April 24.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Washington with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Washington remains jailed without bond.
The other suspects—Clarence Holmes, 41, and Terron Young, 33—were taken into custody last month. Holmes was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Prosecutors charged Young with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
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