ST. LOUIS • Two men found shot to death last week at a St. Louis home where an apparent methamphetamine lab was being run have been identified as Charles E. Newsome, 48, and Mark W. Carrol, 41.

Carrol lived at the home on in the 4100 block of Enright Avenue, authorities said. Newsome lived in the 5500 block of Norway Drive in Norwood Court, a small village in north St. Louis County.

About 7:35 a.m. Wednesday, police found Carrol dead inside the home on Enright and Newsome's body in an alley behind the home. Police said both had been fatally shot.

Authorities said it appeared methamphetamine was being manufactured in the home. Police have not said more about the killings but are continuing to investigate.

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