ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his son during a family argument.
On April 30, 2024, Demarko Henderson, 31, was shot and killed in the 5100 block of Lexington Avenue. Tekeia Henderson, 49, was convicted in June and later sentenced to life in prison.
Investigators said that Tekeia Henderson was agitated after he was accidentally woken up by his son and an 11-year-old child returning home. The father and son then got into a dispute that escalated into a physical altercation. When Damarco Henderson was leaving the home, his father shot him twice at close range…