DES PERES, Mo. – A man accused of firing shots in a parking garage at West County Center last weekend now faces felony charges.
On Wednesday, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Milek Key, 22, of St. Louis, with:
- Three counts of armed criminal action
- Two counts of unlawful use of a weapon
- One count of first-degree assault
- One count of unlawful possession of a firearm
- One count of a weapon on a bus or terminal
The charges stem from a disturbance Saturday during which, police say, shots were fired in the shopping mall’s Ballas Parking Garage, striking and damaging multiple vehicles. No injuries were reported.
According to a Des Peres Police Department probable cause statement, on June 13, police responded to reports of people flourishing firearms and gunshots in the parking garage. When officers arrived, a witness inside the garage observed someone inside the garage pull out a gun and shoot at a victim. No one was wounded, but several cars were struck…