ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A 17-year-old has been certified as an adult and is facing 11 charges in connection with the shooting death of Cedric Leonard in July 2026.
On Monday, Vershawn Thomas, 17, was certified to stand trial as an adult in the death of Cedric Leonard, 33, on July 15, 2026. He is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, unlawful possession of a gun, attempted stealing of a car, resisting arrest, two counts of escape or attempting to escape arrest and three counts of armed criminal action.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), at around 4 a.m. on July 15, officers were called to the ZX Gas Station on the 1600 block of Union. When they arrived, they found Leonard shot and killed inside a car…