ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A man who shot a woman to death during an apparent robbery attempt in north St. Louis County this week will not face charges because the shooting was justified, authorities said Wednesday.
The shooting of Shabria Furlow, 23, of Bridgeton early Tuesday was self-defense, said Christopher King, a spokesman for the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney’s office.
Furlow was with four men, two of them armed, when the man confronted them at a home in Glasgow Village. They were trying to commit a robbery or home invasion, police said.
Furlow and the man who shot her knew each other from Arkansas, where Furlow has many relatives. The man was visiting the home where the shooting occurred, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Police haven’t caught the men who were with Furlow so they don’t know their motive for the confrontation.
The man who shot Furlow has cooperated with authorities, police said.
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