Bullet that killed CBC student was meant for drug dealers

ST. LOUIS — One day last fall, a car merged onto Interstate 55 going south.

It carried at least one person under federal investigation for suspected involvement in a drug ring.

Then an Audi pulled in behind the car on the highway. And someone inside opened fire.

Gunfire hit the car about 26 times, records show.

But at least one bullet went astray.

That bullet, according to federal court records unsealed this week, flew across the highway and hit the SUV carrying 16-year-old Colin Brown, a Christian Brothers College High School hockey standout who was heading home to O'Fallon, Illinois, with his father. Brown died days later in the hospital.

The killing sparked grief and outrage across the St. Louis region. Police hunted for leads, and Colin's family, friends and even anonymous donors