Frank Bell Jr.

St. Louis police have identified a man killed in a shooting in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Frank Bell Jr., 45, of the 4400 block of Floriss Place, was killed about 11 p.m. in a residence in the 1100 block of Angelica Street, according to police. Responding officers found Bell unresponsive. Emergency services personnel pronounced him dead at scene. Police filed murder charges against Phillip Barnes, 44, in February 2025. Court papers said that Bell and Barnes were at the home on Angelica attending a family gathering. The two men got into a fight, and Bell ended up on the ground. Barnes then grabbed a 9mm handgun and shot Bell while he was on the ground, according to the document. Police talked with witnesses who saw the fight and one who saw the shooting. Barnes confessed to being at the gathering and fighting with Bell, police said.