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