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Husband and wife charged after teen shot, killed on I-170
KMOV • • nation
Key Points:
- Willie Herndon, 42, faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges, while his wife Taiya Herndon, 45, is charged with hindering prosecution after the shooting death of 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson on Interstate 170 in St. Louis County.
- Surveillance footage showed a white SUV pulling over on southbound I-170, where Willie exited briefly before a gunshot was fired; Alyssa Wilson was later found shot inside a crashed vehicle and died at the hospital.
- The couple from Arlington, Texas, was arrested in Illinois after investigators used license plate readers to track their vehicle to a hotel, where evidence including the gun was recovered during a search warrant.
- Wilson, a senior at McCluer North High School and student-athlete, was close to turning 18 and had plans to attend college; her family expressed grief and called for reflection to prevent similar senseless acts.
- Willie Herndon provided details about his involvement and information related to other ongoing investigations, according to law enforcement officials.
