Suspect Charged In Fatal Shooting At Richmond Heights Mall

A teenage suspect was is charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in connection with a fatal shooting inside a large suburban St. Louis shopping mall.

Eighteen-year-old Jaron Lemmitt was also charged Thursday with one count of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. Lemmitt is jailed on $1 million cash-only bond.

The shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Louis Galleria in Richmond Heights. The man killed was identified Thursday as as Jaquan Steed, 21.

A second shooting victim, 22-year-old Terrell Cannamore, was treated at a hospital and released.

Witnesses asked to call (636) 529-8210 or (866) 371-8477. The Galleria Mall is owned by Brookfield Properties.