A man was shot and killed Friday night in Fenton, Missouri, and police arrested a 71-year-old suspect at the scene before charging him with first-degree murder. Officers responding to the 10 block of Ashwood Drive found a dead man with gunshot wounds, and investigators believe the violence erupted out of a road-rage encounter.
The suspect, identified as Michael F. Miller, was still at the scene when officers arrived and was taken into custody, according to First Alert 4. He has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death.
Suspect Reportedly Admitted To The Shooting
Police say Miller admitted to the shooting after he was detained, and that admission was backed up by a witness statement, the station's report states. Officers believe the situation started out as a road-rage incident, though the exact sequence of events leading up to the gunfire has not been detailed publicly.
The shooting unfolded Friday night in Fenton, a community within Jefferson County. No further details about the circumstances of the confrontation, including what prompted it on the road, have been released.
A Separate Jefferson County Shooting One Day Earlier
A Separate Jefferson County Shooting More Than Two Years Earlier The Fenton case comes more than two years after another deadly shooting in Jefferson County. One man is dead after a shooting Thursday that authorities said stemmed from a domestic dispute, according to Fox 2 Now. The victim in that case was identified as 39-year-old Jarvis Person.
In the Thursday shooting, the alleged shooter was taken into custody, and Jefferson County deputies said there was no threat to the public, the outlet reported. The two shootings are not described as connected, but they occurred more than two years apart.
No additional information about Miller's bond status, court dates, or legal representation has been made available. The identity of the man killed Friday in Fenton has also not been released in the reporting so far.
