ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man charged last year in connection with a 2023 homicide in St. Louis was taken into custody in Poplar Bluff Thursday.
Marquis Black, 35, was charged in November with first-degree murder in connection with the deadly shooting of 49-year-old Anoop Putta. St. Louis police said Black was arrested in Poplar Bluff Thursday and taken to the St. Louis City Justice Center, where he is being held without bond.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said it responded to a call for a shooting at the First Western Inn located at 4828 N. Broadway shortly before 4:45 p.m. on July 29, 2023.
Police said a man was found shot in the main office of the motel. He was pronounced dead by EMS at the scene.
The victim was later identified as 49-year-old Anoop Putta.
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