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Suspects in custody in shooting of 2 St. Louis police officers and bystander
[St. Louis Post-Dispatch] ST. LOUIS • Two suspects were in custody Friday night in a shooting that left two officers and a woman who was doing laundry wounded.The officers, a man and a woman, were attacked in the 800 block of Dickson Street and then drove themselves to near 14th Street and Cass Avenue, where they called for help, officials said. They were in stable condition at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The officers, members of the gang squad, were "ambushed" by two people they recognized and wanted to question, acting Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole said at a press conference Friday night.. He said the two fired on the officers with an assault-style rifle and a handgun. One officer was apparently able to fire one or two shots in return before the officers sped away, O’Toole said. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-09-02 |
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