Early on the morning yesterday, a domestic shooting in the Wells / Goodfellow area left a 48-year-old male critically wounded. The incident occurred in the 5400 block of Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. and was the result of the man's stepson allegedly taking defensive action during a violent domestic dispute.
The stepson, 23, reportedly shot the older man after he witnessed him assaulting his mother, who is the man's wife. In the fallout of bullets and fear, the stepson did not to flee; he remained at the scene. He surrendered to officers upon their arrival, a detail that underscores an acute weight of legal and emotional gravity. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the injured man was transported to the hospital and listed in critical/unstable condition.
While the mother complained of pain, she declined medical assistance—the nuances of her hurt, physical or otherwise, not detailed in the immediate release. The investigation remains active.
As details continue to unravel, there will be legal considerations for the stepson who intervened in his mother's defense. Community forums and social support networks, likely will to become involved.
