NewsSeptember 8, 2015
Suspect arrested in shooting over spilled beer
SAUGET, Ill. -- Police have arrested a St. Louis man suspected of shooting a man to death after beer was spilled on his shoes at a southwestern Illinois gas station convenience store. Lamarc R. Garrett, 33, is charged with first-degree murder and is being held on $1 million bond. It was not clear whether he already had an attorney who could comment on his behalf...
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SAUGET, Ill. -- Police have arrested a St. Louis man suspected of shooting a man to death after beer was spilled on his shoes at a southwestern Illinois gas station convenience store.
Lamarc R. Garrett, 33, is charged with first-degree murder and is being held on $1 million bond. It was not clear whether he already had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
He's in the custody of University City police in Missouri.
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The killing took place Saturday in Sauget, Illinois.
Police said the gunman approached a group of friends buying beer and demanded one.
The men refused, and the 12-pack slipped from the buyer's hands, sending out a spray of beer.
Authorities said the suspect then grabbed a handgun from his car and shot one of the men.
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