ST. LOUIS – Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing his grandmother to death Tuesday morning in south St. Louis City.
Police have not disclosed the identity of the victim or suspect. The woman, believed to be in her 80s, was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 4000 block of Weber Road.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call for service in the area, then found the victim deceased inside a home. The suspect, a 19-year-old man, contacted police about the incident and noted he had stabbed his grandmother before he was taken into custody
It’s unclear what led up to the stabbing. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.