ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged two men for a murder that happened last month in the city’s Holly Hills neighborhood.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statements, the murder occurred on January 18 in the 5200 block of South Grand Boulevard near Walsh Street.
Police claim earlier in the day, Anthony Hill entered a business at that location and inquired about the victim’s whereabouts. The co-defendant, Calvin Anderson, operates said business.
Later that day, Anderson allegedly called Hill to tell him the victim was at his business. Hill and another person return to the business and confront the victim.
Prosecutors and police claim surveillance video shows Hill and this third individual assault the victim outside a vacant storefront. Meanwhile, Anderson is filming the incident on a cellphone. Hill eventually takes out a handgun and shoots the victim several times.
Anderson can be observed on surveillance video picking up and removing the bullet casings from the crime scene. Hill and the other individual leave the area. Over the next few hours, Anderson is seen walking outside his business and looking at the victim’s body. At no point did Anderson attempt to aid the victim or call for help.
Investigators believe the victim was alive for approximately 13 hours before dying.
Police questioned Anderson, who admitted informing Hill of the victim’s location, knowing Hill intended to harm the victim. He also admitted removing the bullet casings. Police searched Hill’s home and found a gun and bullets matching those used in the shooting.
Hill, 47, was charged on February 7 with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Anderson, 48, was charged the same day with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, and third-degree assault. Both men remain jailed without bond.
