A St. Louis police detective was struck with gunfire as he was investigating a stolen car last night.
The shooting happened at the corner of Cherokee Street and Jefferson Avenue in south St. Louis.
Acting Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole said the officer, a 25-year-old veteran, was in his department vehicle around 1:21 a.m. when he was “fired upon.”
“He sustained gunshot wounds to his shoulder,” O’Toole told reporters at a 3 a.m. outside Saint Louis University Hospital.
The officer is in stable condition and a suspect description has not yet been released.
