Pair charged in quadruple shooting outside restaurant on Gravois

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ST. LOUIS – A man and woman have been charged with murder following a quadruple shooting last month in the city’s Tower Grove East neighborhood.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statements, the shooting happened on July 28 around 8:40 p.m. in the parking lot of Sam’s Southern Eatery, located on the 3500 block of Gravois.

Police said Katrina R. Kelly, 33, drove Kyle E. Penton, 37, and a third person to the restaurant. Penton and the third suspect approached a car parked on the lot and shot three people seated in that vehicle. A woman in the vehicle died from her wounds.

Gunfire struck a fourth victim, who was seated on the sidewalk nearby. It’s unclear if that individual was an intended target.

Investigators said surveillance video showed Kelly, Penton, and the third suspect, leave in Kelly’s car.

After being arrested, police said Kelly admitted driving Penton and the other suspect to and from the restaurant.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Penton and Kelly each with one count of first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault, and four counts of armed criminal action.

Both Penton and Kelly remain jailed without bond. Kelly is next due in court on August 22 for a detention hearing, while Penton’s hearing is scheduled for August 28.

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