Man sentenced to prison in shooting death of cousin’s fiancé

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A man from Flordell Hills was sentenced to 18 years in prison in the shooting death of his cousin’s fiancé in 2022. Stefhon M. Hawkins, 28, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of second-degree murder in the Sept. 24, 2022, shooting death of Ryan Thompson, 33, in the 8500 block of Church Drive in St. Louis’ Baden neighborhood. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed counts of armed criminal action and kidnapping. He was initially charged with first-degree murder…

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