Suspect charged in Illinois shooting death

ULLIN, Ill. -- A weekend shooting that left one man dead has resulted in first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in Alexander County, Ill.

Charles J. Smith, 32, of Tamms, Ill., was charged Monday with five counts of first-degree murder and two counts of kidnapping. His bond was set at $250,000.

Investigators say he shot Derick Shawn Spence, 21, of Tamms, Saturday before 10 a.m. while the two were inside a van on Illinois Route 127, in Sandusky, Ill. He was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital, where he later died.

Smith was apprehended at about 1:19 p.m.