Adrian Burns

Adrian Burns and his niece, Bhritnay Taylor, were killed in a double shooting in the 1800 block of Bahama Court in Ferguson, just before noon on Aug. 6. Burns was 36 years old and lived in the 10400 block of Seaton Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors, according to the county medical examiner. Law enforcement officials arrested Lavelle D. Hayes in Texas on Aug. 11 and charged him in the killings, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell confirmed. Hayes, of the 9400 block of Glenark Drive, is accused of shooting Taylor and Burns after Taylor tried to break up with Hayes, court documents said.