ST. LOUIS • The December murders of two brothers at a ºüÀêÊÓƵ home was drug-related, the result of a rift over crack cocaine that went missing, court records allege.
The ºüÀêÊÓƵ circuit attorney on Thursday charged Ryan Rashard Handson, 20, with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and one court of burglary.
Police say he killed Justin Gordon and his brother, Devin Gordon, on Dec. 5 in the 4400 block of Elmbank Avenue.
Handson, known as “Fat Ryan,†was an enforcer of sorts — called to the home on Elmbank by another man who claimed he woke up and found his drugs missing, police say.
Handson showed up at about 2 p.m. that day and cornered Justin and Devin in the kitchen, authorities say. He allegedly threatened them with a handgun and fatally shot Justin Gordon. Devin Gordon ran from the kitchen, with Handson chasing him down a flight of stairs and firing shots.
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Justin Gordon, 22, was shot in the head and died at the scene, west of Fairground Park. Devin Gordon, 21, was found in the entryway of the home, suffering from gunshot wounds to the head. He died later at a hospital.
Police say witnesses identified Handson as the gunman.
The man who called Handson after accusing the brothers of stealing his drugs was identified in court papers only as D.S. He has not been charged. Police say he had spent the night at the home on Elmbank with a woman. The woman’s sister and the Gordon brothers were also staying at the home.