ST. LOUIS – A second man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the Walnut Park West neighborhood.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the shooting happened just before 10 p.m. on July 17 in the 5400 block of Park Lane.

Officers found the victim, Jawon Cooper, suffering from gunshot wounds. Cooper was transported to a nearby hospital after the shooting but was later pronounced dead. He was 27.

Investigators determined Ladarold J. Ford, 26, and others drove to Park Lane. Ford and another person, later identified as De’Andre T. Chaney, 25, exited their vehicle and shot Cooper.

Police said Ford, Chaney, and the others were recorded on surveillance video just before the shooting.

On Aug. 6, homicide detectives received information that Ford was at a home in the 5100 block of Wabada Avenue. With the help of U.S. Marshals, police set up surveillance and eventually tracked Ford to a car wash at South Kingshighway and Southwest Avenue. Police arrested Ford at the car wash. A mini Draco .762 firearm with live ammunition were recovered inside the vehicle.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Ford with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. Ford remains jailed without bond pending trial. He has two hearings scheduled for Aug. 15 and Sept. 8.

Chaney was arrested on July 30. Prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.