Granite City man charged in shooting death after ‘road rage incident,’ police say
A Granite City man was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a St. Louis County man who was shot in the parking lot of a Sauget convenience store on Sunday.
Charles B. Shaw, 42 of 3317 West Chain of Rocks Road, is being held in the St. Clair County Jail, authorities said. Judge Robert Haida set bond at $1 million.
The victim is Terrill E. Vance, 46, of Florissant, Missouri. The shooting happened early Sunday in the parking lot of the Moto Mart at 3120 Mississippi Ave., Sauget, authorities said.
Sauget police were sent to the Moto Mart at 12:25 a.m. after a clerk activated a panic alarm and others reported shots were fired in the parking lot, according to a news release from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis.
``After a thorough investigation, a suspect was identified that had been involved in a verbal altercation with the victim following a road rage incident,” a news release from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis said. “The situation escalated unnecessarily to a deadly altercation on the parking lot of the Moto Mart. “
Shaw is accused of shooting Vance in the head and body, according to the criminal complaint filed by the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office. Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said Vance was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:26 a.m.
Shaw was taken into custody Sunday and charged Tuesday after the state’s attorney reviewed the investigation.
``This investigation was brought to a quick resolution due to the efforts of the Major Case Squad investigators and the support they received from assisting law enforcement agencies,” the release states. “ Sixteen investigators from 13 different agencies were assigned to this Major Case Squad activation. They investigated 46 leads over a three-day time period to bring this case to a successful conclusion.”
Anyone with additional information about the investigation should call the Major Case Squad at 618-825-2681.
This story was originally published May 11, 2021 at 4:11 PM.
