ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A woman has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death of her father in north St. Louis County Wednesday evening.
Christine Taylor, 28, is accused of shooting and killing her father, Lieutenant "Ricky" Carter. "Lieutenant" is the victim's legal name; he is not a law enforcement officer, St. Louis County police said.
Police said she hid the firearm after the shooting.
At about 6 p.m., St. Louis County police officers with the North County Precinct were called to the 10000 block of Sheffingdell for the report of a shooting.
Officers found Carter inside a home with what appeared to be a gunshot wound, police said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Taylor is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond, police said.
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