MALDEN, Mo. (AP) - Three southeast Missouri teenagers are charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of another teen.
The Sikeston Standard Democrat reports that 17-year-old Dante Gibson was found unresponsive around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on the porch of a home in Malden, about 190 miles (305 kilometers) southwest of St. Louis. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital.
The suspects face arraignment Tuesday.
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An autopsy is planned. Police say Gibson died after being “continually punched and kicked” in an apparent dispute over money and drugs.
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Information from: Standard Democrat, http://www.standard-democrat.com
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