Rony Alexander Vasquez Jimenez

Authorities say an argument over a $400 payment for a roofing job led one man to shoot and kill Rony Alexander Vasquez Jimenez, and the whole thing was recorded on a cellphone. Prosecutors have charged 40-year-old Ranferi Rojas-Solano, of St. Charles, with first-degree murder. The shooting, police say, occurred during a gathering at an outbuilding on a boat and RV storage lot in the 8500 block of Orf Road, which is near the National Equestrian Center in Lake Saint Louis. Investigators said about 10 people attended the after-hours gathering, including someone who "inadvertently" created an audio recording of the moments leading up to the shooting and the sound of 10 gunshots being fired. Multiple witnesses told investigators that they saw the two men arguing before they started punching one another.

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Died

Feb. 28, 2026

Type

Shooting

Age

39 years old

Gender

Male

Where

8500 block of Orf Road,
Lake St. Louis,
St. Charles County