Aaron Metts

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened at noon Saturday in downtown Belleville. Officers went to North First at West B streets after reports of gunfire in the area, according to a press release from Belleville police. Officials said they found a man who'd been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities apprehended a person of interest at a nearby residence. Omarion D. Williams, 19, of East St. Louis, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Aaron Metts.