Man charged in deadly St. Louis apartment shooting

ST. LOUIS – A suspect is behind bars nearly a month after a deadly shooting at a north St. Louis apartment complex .

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office has charged Johnny Haynes, Jr., 44, with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the case. He was arrested on warrant Wednesday.

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Haynes is accused of fatally shooting Mikell Rayford, 27, around midnight on March 31 at the James House Apartments, located in the 4300 block of Saint Ferdinand Avenue in The Ville neighborhood of St. Louis.

Investigators say Rayford was found with a gunshot wound in the torso and sent to a hospital for treatment, but he later died from his injuries…

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