St. Louis Police to Investigate After County Police Shoot Suspect in South City
ZACHARY LINHARES
Police were on the scene in Dutchtown and Mt. Pleasant on February 13, 2014.
St. Louis County Police conducting an investigation in the city's Dutchtown neighborhood exchanged gunfire with a suspect on Tuesday, February 13. The suspect was transported to an area hospital.
St. Louis Police Major Janice Bockstruck, a deputy commander of professional standards for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police, said yesterday the city's Force Investigation Unit would be conducting an investigation, as is typically for police-involved shooting even if the officers who shot are employed by other agencies.
A St. Louis Police summary of the case said that county police were conducting surveillance related to a homicide investigation. They approached a suspect in the 4500 block of Virginia, and he allegedly produced a handgun with a drawn magazine, Bockstruck said. Gunfire was exchanged and the suspect fled a block west, to the 4400 block of Alaska, when he again exchanged gunfire with police before being shot.
ZACHARY LINHARES
St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
ZACHARY LINHARES
"We are in the preliminary stages of our investigation," Bockstruck said yesterday, promising the Force Investigation Unit would provide an impartial investigation. "I can tell you that we document exactly what happened and we present exactly what happened."
Bockstruck said yesterday that the suspect was in critical but stable condition.
No bystanders were hit in the gunfire exchanges, Bockstruck said.
RFT Photographer Zachary Linhares was there to capture the scene. Scroll down to see his photos.
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St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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St. Louis Police investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 4500 block of Virginia Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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