ST. LOUIS — A suspect in a south St. Louis murder is in custody after the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department asked the public for help finding him Friday.
At around 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 1, police were called to the 6600 block of Idaho Avenue, near Carondelet Park, for a cutting.
A man was found stabbed multiple times inside a home and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police report. He was identified as 26-year-old Jason Slater.
At-large warrants were issued for Kenneth Smith for first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The department said Monday morning that Smith had been taken into custody.
Anyone with information on the incident or Smith’s whereabouts should call the homicide division at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
