A St. Louis woman has become the third and final defendant to be sentenced in a deadly ambush-style shooting that rocked the city’s Baden neighborhood in 2022. Yesterday, a judge ordered 24-year-old Alexis Greene to serve 18 years in prison for her role in the killing of 23-year-old Tijean Bow.
Third Defendant Draws 18-Year Prison Term
According to First Alert 4, Greene pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. The judge sentenced her to 18 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, closing out the remaining charges linked to the 2022 shooting, the station reports.
Prosecutors Describe a Coordinated Ambush
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office says Greene was behind the wheel, driving a car that carried two passengers, including her brother, from St. Louis County into the city as they trailed the vehicle in which Bow was riding. When Bow’s car stopped at a red light on Halls Ferry Road, prosecutors say the two men got out of Greene’s vehicle and opened fire, shooting multiple times into the car, killing Bow and injuring the driver. Those details were outlined in a news release from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office.
Victim and Crime Scene
Bow, 23, was killed on Aug. 3, 2022, in the 8300 block of Halls Ferry Road in Baden. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch homicide tracker notes the location of the shooting, Bow’s age, and the initial charging documents that followed the attack.
Co-Defendants Already Sentenced
Two other defendants had already taken plea deals and received lengthy prison terms. According to releases from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office, Taheim Davis was sentenced to 23 years and Anton C. Greene was sentenced to 22 years. First Alert 4 reports that Anton Greene denied firing into the vehicle, though prosecutors continued to tie each of the three defendants to the ambush that left Bow dead.
Legal Outcome and Broader Context
The trio was initially charged in 2022 with first-degree murder, several counts of first-degree assault, and armed criminal action. Those charges ultimately resulted in plea agreements and guilty pleas that produced the prison terms handed down over the past year. Prosecutors say the convictions are part of the Circuit Attorney’s ongoing effort to hold people accountable for targeted shootings in St. Louis.
