ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- Two St. Louis men are in custody after police say a gunman fired a rifle at occupants of a car along West Florissant Avenue this month, killing one man and injuring another.
Kelvin Allen, 39, and Orland L. Taylor, 37, were being held Friday in the St. Louis County jail on charges that include first-degree murder. Bond for each is set at $500,000 cash.
Killed in the March 2 attack was Gary Smith, 34. He died at a hospital after being shot near West Florissant Avenue and Dunn Road.
A dispute over parenting issues led to the fatal shooting, St. Louis County police Detective Joseph Percich said in court papers. Percich did not elaborate on that dispute.
Police said Allen and Taylor were in Genesis G70 sedan that pulled alongside a car Smith was riding in along West Florissant Avenue. Taylor used a rifle to fire shots into the car, charges allege. Video footage showed the attack, police said.
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St. Louis County prosecutors files the charges against Allen and Taylor on Thursday. In addition to murder, they are charged with six other felonies. Those include first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
Allen lives in the 5600 block of St. Louis Avenue. Taylor lives in the 4200 block of Gano Avenue.
Before the shooting on West Florissant, Allen fired a shot at a business nearby on Graham Road where the argument began, according to a criminal complaint. Allen then drove away from the business and followed the car onto West Florissant where the fatal attack happened, police said.
The victim at the business and the person driving Smith both suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to St. Louis County police.
Smith lived in the 900 block of Keeneland Road in unincorporated St. Louis County.
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