John Bernard

The family of a man shot and killed early Friday in a north St. Louis home says he had a key and was there to visit the mother of his child when he was shot by another man in the home. The shooter, a 37-year-old man, told police he woke up around 1:40 a.m. and shot a burglar who was pointing a gun at him and a woman who was also in the bed. But family members of the shooting victim said he had a key to the house, where his daughter and her mother lived. Police later confirmed much of the family’s account, including that the shooting victim was the ex-boyfriend of the woman in the house and the woman is now dating the man who fired the shots. Still, police said Friday afternoon that investigators believe the shooter acted in self-defense and are not seeking charges against him. The man who was killed was identified by police on Saturday as 37-year-old John Bernard.