CLAYTON, Mo. – A man accused of using a rental car in a drive-by shooting earlier this year is slated to appear in court Monday morning.

According to the Florissant Police Department’s probable cause statement, the shooting happened just before 5 a.m. on May 21 in the 500 block of Aubuchon Street.

Investigators said two assailants opened fire while driving down the street and struck the victims’ home and van. Several people were inside the home at the time of the shooting, including eight children.

Police recovered several shell casings and took surveillance footage to review.

Police determined the car involved in the drive-by, a 2023 Chevrolet Suburban, was a rental vehicle. Investigators learned the car had been rented by Jermaine A. Benjamin on May 6.

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