Two St. Louis police officers and a suspect were shot during a standoff after an attempt to stop traffic, the city’s police chief said.
The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, newly appointed St. Louis Police Commissioner Robert Tracy said at a news conference outside a hospital where an officer was taken for treatment. Tracy said the shooting took place after officers tried to pull over a pickup truck they suspected had been used in a robbery Tuesday.
The truck crashed and a man fled the wreckage on foot and fired at the pursuing officers, Tracy said. The two officers were shot in the torso but returned fire, hitting the man in one of his ankles, the chief said. All three were taken to hospitals.
Tracy indicated Thursday night that at least one of the officers was in critical condition. The names of the suspect and officers have not been released, but Tracy said the suspect was in his 30s.
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Two St. Louis police officers and a suspect were shot during a standoff that occurred after an attempted traffic stop. The suspect fled on foot and was shot in the ankle.
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One of the injured officers is a 38-year-old with 14 years of service, Tracy said, while the other is a 24-year-old with two years of service.
Tracy said she had spoken to one of the injured officers.
“He’s really going to get through this,” he said.
Two other St. Louis officers escaped unharmed after being shot Tuesday night. Police said a speeding Jeep Renegade cut in front of a police vehicle. A passenger in the back seat of the Jeep leaned out and fired several shots. Both detectives in the police vehicle were uninjured. The Jeep was able to escape.
Tracy took over as the head of the St. Louis department in January. She was previously the police chief in Wilmington, Delaware.
