ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A Brentwood man and a Bellefontaine Neighbors man have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in University City over the weekend.
According to the University City Police Department’s probable cause statement, the shooting happened in the 6400 block of North Drive Sunday.
Police said Terrell A. McCann Jr., 22, and Carlione Boyd, 20, attempted to rob three people—two women and a man—standing outside in a parking lot and working on a car. Boyd allegedly pointed a gun at a woman’s head.
The woman being held at gunpoint was able to snatch the firearm from Boyd’s grasp and open fire on both Boyd and McCann, according to police. Boyd and McCann made an attempt to flee, but a bullet paralyzed McCann.
However, police said McCann somehow continued shooting at the victims, who were also fleeing. One of McCann’s bullets went through an apartment door and struck Ashleigh Selmon, who was later identified as the mother of one of the initial victims. Selmon was pronounced dead at the scene. She was 39.
“It’s kind of shocking because I haven’t heard anything that’s been going on around here, and all we can do is basically pray for the family,” nearby neighbor Alphonso Chappelle said.
Police said the incident was captured on surveillance video.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged both McCann and Boyd with second-degree murder and attempted first-degree robbery. Both received a $500,000 cash-only bond.
“Our office believes that was the appropriate charge. Keep in mind, an A felony has a sentence range of 10 years to life in Missouri, which is defined as 30 years,” St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said. “The defendant’s injuries do not factor into our charges…it is our belief that the defendant was involved in a robbery, and whoever is harmed in the result of that robbery, the defendants are very much liable for potentially anything that happens as a result of their actions.”
A family friend said car break-in attempts have been on the rise in the complex, and this shooting Sunday may have been a random act. They also noted that the suspects are strangers to them.
University City and St. Louis County Police have not responded to FOX 2’s request for comment.
