ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Police detained a man who was apparently trying to flee a crime scene Saturday evening before finding the man he has now been charged with killing.

According to police, officers responding to a shooting around 6:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of Henner Avenue saw a 54-year-old man trying to leave the area. They detained him and then found an adult man in the street.

The victim had been shot. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The man who had been detained was arrested.

The Homicide Division is investigating the incident. Police have not released the name or age of the victim, nor the name of the suspect. The incident happened in the Walnut Park East neighborhood.

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call the Homicide Division a

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