ST. LOUIS (AP) - Two men are accused by federal prosecutors of playing roles in the shooting death of a man near Forest Park in St. Louis.
Authorities on Thursday announced the indictments of 25-year-old Cevone Weeden and 35-year-old Herschell Perkins. Weeden faces a fentanyl conspiracy charge and a count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime causing death. Perkins is accused of a gun charge.
Prosecutors say 22-year-old Joel Phillips of St. Louis County was shot on Aug. 20. Court documents say Phillips robbed Weeden of fentanyl two days before the shooting. Perkins and Weeden allegedly lured Phillips to the McDonald’s parking lot near Forest Park where he was shot at least 10 times while in his car.
Surveillance footage helped lead police to the suspects. Attorneys for both men did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday.
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