Following a serious shooting in March 2024, that left a 62-year-old man injured, Daron Lontrell Nelson, age 26, has been sentenced to a prison term spanning nearly two decades. The event unfolded in Missouri, amid the bustle of downtown and the innocent backdrop of a children’s daycare, casting a stark contrast between childhood innocence and the grim realities of grown men settling grievances with bullets.
According to a report by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, a jury found Nelson guilty on multiple charges, namely first-degree assault of a special victim, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action. It was on 23rd and Washington Avenue where the white Hyundai Sonata that Nelson was driving, pulled up and a concealed passenger discharged a firearm multiple times – hitting the older man in the upper back.
Surveillance footage from the daycare added to the evidence against Nelson, showing the vehicle in a hasty retreat from the scene. It was thanks to this evidence and the diligent real-time crime cameras that police were able to track down the Hyundai, and enforce a swift arrest of Nelson later that night. During a recorded interview, Nelson conceded to his role as the driver during the ill-fated shooting incident…