MCS Report #182
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Kinloch Police Department
Date of Activation: 07/25/1990
Commander and Department: Det. Howard Petit, St. Louis Metropolitan PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Lt. Edward Robertson, Ferguson PD
Victim: Nelson Fowler
Suspect: James E. Cole
The Kinloch Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Nelson Fowler (age 15). At approximately 10:40pm, police officers responded to an apartment building in the 5500 block of Mable Avenue for a report of a shooting that had just occurred. There they located Nelson Fowler lying on the ground. He had been shot and was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
As a result of this investigation, James Cole (age 33) was charged with Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action. His bond was set at $150,000.
