Couple charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old on her way to zoo
A husband and wife from Texas have been arrested and charged in the killing of a 17-year-old who was shot on Interstate 170 last week.
A Texas couple has been charged in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson, who was on her way to the St. Louis Zoo when she was shot in the back and chest. Willie Herndon, 43, has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, while his wife, Taiya Herndon, 45, has been charged with hindering prosecution.
The shooting occurred on Interstate 170, and surveillance video captured a suspect pulling over a white Buick Enclave and firing a gunshot into the rear of Wilson's vehicle. The vehicle then fled the scene, crashing into a concrete median wall, causing Wilson to become incapacitated. She was taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
There is no known relationship between the couple and Wilson, and investigators have declined to share the motivation for the attack.
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