Leon Anderson

A fatal shooting in Wentzville, Missouri, resulted in the death of 39-year-old Leon Anderson of St. Louis. The incident, which stemmed from a domestic dispute, occurred around 10:30 p.m. at a residence on Hidden Valley Drive. Anderson was the on-and-off boyfriend of a woman for about three years. On the night of the shooting, Anderson arrived uninvited at the woman's apartment while she was with Carlos D. Hood, a man she had been dating for about a week.

After knocking on the door and receiving no answer, Anderson forcefully entered the apartment through a bedroom window. This led to a verbal altercation between Anderson and Hood regarding their relationships with the woman. As Anderson and the woman were talking in the living room, Hood reportedly grabbed a gun and shot Anderson. According to the woman, Anderson had not threatened her or Hood before the shooting and was trying to understand the nature of their relationship. After being shot, Anderson fled the apartment and collapsed in the parking lot, where he was later found deceased by responding officers.

The suspect, 31-year-old Carlos D. Hood of St. Louis, fled the scene after the shooting, prompting an hours-long manhunt involving Wentzville police, Metro Air Support, canines, and drones. Hood was eventually taken into custody around 4 a.m. A tip from a resident who captured motion on their Ring camera helped police locate and identify the suspect. Hood has been charged with First-Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action and is being held without bond. The case is now pending before the Honorable Robert W. Cornejo.