ST. LOUIS – A 19-year-old man is facing felony charges for allegedly shooting a victim in the face during a robbery attempt involving fake drugs in St. Louis.
According to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, the incident happened in the 1200 block of South Grand Boulevard on Feb 18. It started during a meeting to purchase narcotics, but escalated when the buyers realized the drugs weren’t real.
Police first encountered the shooting victim at SLU Hospital in an ER trauma room. The victim had a gunshot wound to the face, with severe injury to the jaw…