According to St.Louis Post Dispatch
Police in Jennings shot a looting suspect early Tuesday after gunmen fired at officers and led police on a vehicle chase from the city of St. Louis.
The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. in the 7300 block of Esterbrook Drive.
A 21-year-old man was shot by police. His condition wasn’t immediately available but police confirmed he had a life-threatening injury. Another man, 25, was arrested. Police were searching a wooded area for a third man who initially got away.
No police officers were hurt.
The shooting in Jennings came after suspects led police on a chase from St. Louis. City police had tried to stop the car because officers suspected the men in the maroon Chevrolet Impala had been looting in the city, near Natural Bridge Avenue and Union Boulevard.
“Those officers were only responding to looting going on in the area, and they’re being fired upon,” Granda said.
The Jennings incident was not related to the shootings of four St. Louis police officers downtown about midnight Monday, police said.
“This is something completely separate,” Granda said. “The incredible levels of violence we saw last night are remarkable and should be unsettling to everyone who calls this place home.”