29-04-2025
St. John man jailed for convenience store shooting
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A St. John, Missouri, man has been charged for a shooting last week at a local convenience store.
According to the St. John Police Department's probable cause statement, the shooting occurred on Sunday, April 20, at St. John Market just off St. Charles Rock Road.
Police said Kyle Hogans entered the store while armed with a .40 caliber pistol. Hogans got into an argument with someone in the store, took out the pistol, and shot that person.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his right arm, which shattered his humerus, police said. The victim was hospitalized but the bullet was lodged in his chest and could not be recovered.
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The probable cause statement did not indicate if the victim was an employee or customer at the store.
The shooting was captured on surveillance video. Investigators recovered three .40 caliber casings from the store.
Police said Hogans drove away in his mother's 2002 Chevrolet Suburban. A detective familiar with Hogans recognized him in the surveillance video.
Police executed a search warrant at Hogans' home and the Suburban on April 23. Police said they found the sweatshirt Hogan wore at the time of the shooting and recovered a broken Glock magazine and several .40 caliber bullets in the vehicle.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Hogans with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Hogans was jailed on a $150,000 cash-only bond.
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