St. Louis man charged with killing over parking dispute

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A St. Louis man has been charged, accused of fatally shooting a neighbor during an argument over street parking, then of trying to kill the victim's wife.

Troy Jackson Jr, 28,. was charged Monday with first-degree murder, assault and other counts for the June 16 killing of Jermane Hicks, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Police said Jackson shot Hicks as the two argued over street parking on the block where both men lived. Hicks' wife was inside their home at the time and saw Jackson shoot her husband, investigators said, and went outside to confront Jackson. Police said Jackson then fled, but later returned to the house. He accused of barging through the front door and fired shots at Hicks' wife inside the home. Police said he missed and exhausted all of the rounds in his gun before fleeing.

Jackson is being held without bail.