Man accused in St. Louis shooting death

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 21-year-old man is accused in St. Louis in the fatal shooting of a teenager.

Prosecutors charged Antonio Watsonminer on Wednesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the June 5 killing of 18-year-old Andre Gillespie.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Gillespie was shot in the back of the head with a shotgun.

Watsonminer is jailed without bond.

He does not have a listed telephone number. It was not immediately clear whether he has retained an attorney.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, www.stltoday.com

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