Donel Martin

Elijah Boykins, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, shooting from a motor vehicle resulting in death, first-degree assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and two counts of armed criminal action. Boykins lives in the 6300 block of Stratford Avenue in Pine Lawn. His bail is set at $2 million cash. Police identified the dead man as 18-year-old Donel Martin of the St. Louis area. He was riding with Boykins as Boykins followed another driver a few blocks from Jennings Station Road on Wednesday. Boykins pulled alongside the driver and started firing shots at him on Stratford Avenue, police said. Donel Martin got out of Boykins' car and began firing shots at the other motorist too, police said. As Boykins tried to shoot the other motorist, his gunfire hit Martin, police said. Boykins drove Martin to a hospital and dropped him off, then fled, police said. Martin died at the hospital. The other motorist was shot in the leg, and his car was hit several times by gunfire. The injured motorist was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.