UPDATE: Charges filed against man in Jennings stabbing death
Calvin Campbell, 32, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection to the case.
EARLIER:
A Jennings man is in custody after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death in front of her children.
It happened about 10:00 Tuesday night. It happened inside an apartment in the 9400 block of Dawn Court.
Police say the victim's two children witnessed the attack and then ran to a neighbor for help.
The names of the victim and suspect have not yet been released.
St. Louis County homicide detectives are assisting Jennings Police in the investigation.
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