ST. LOUIS — Charges were filed Saturday against one of three suspects who police say was involved in the fatal shooting of a beloved St. Louis dancer last month.
Prosecutors charged 46-year-old Glenn Bailey with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Both charges are felonies.
Editor's note: The above-related video was originally broadcast on March 1, 2024.
According to a probable cause statement, on Feb. 27, surveillance video captured Bailey's car driving down the 5100 block of Delmar Boulevard, near Clarendon, along the jogging path of Amarnath Ghosh, 34, just before the shooting. Bailey admitted that he'd sold drugs in that area and parked on the street where the shooting took place. When Ghosh jogged into the intersection, he and two other suspects shot him multiple times, according to the police investigation.
Ghosh died in the street.
Police said cartridge cases were found at the scene indicating that three different guns were fired during the shooting.
"He was harmless. I think it's about a mile away from his apartment. He loves to jog and the weather was good so maybe he went for a jog or a walk. We don't know," Hima Kuppa, a friend, said in early March. "It's heartbreaking to know what happened."
"It's a big shock. A really big shock to all of us," Ravi Kuppa, another friend, said.
Friends said about a year ago, Ghosh left his home in India and moved to St. Louis to follow his dancing dreams.
"He was very nice, very friendly and very talented," Hima said.
Ghosh was earning his master's in the Performing Arts Department of Washington University.
"He was learning ballet and dance. I think it was a full scholarship at Wash U. His ultimate dream was to get his Ph.D. in dance and work full-time with us at our Kuchipudi Art Academy," Hima said.
Ghosh also enjoyed volunteering as a dance instructor at Just Dancing Studios in West St. Louis County.
Bailey's criminal history includes robbery, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon in state court, according to the probable cause statement.
Anyone who has any information about the incident is asked to call the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division at (314) 444-5371 or anyone with a tip who wants to remain anonymous and is interested in a reward can contact Crime Stoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).