A St. Louis police sergeant was hospitalized in critical condition but expected to survive after being shot in the face twice Sunday in what the police chief called am “ambush.”
(FOX)- Police Chief Sam Dotson said the injured officer was 46 years old and a 20-year veteran of the force. Police said early Monday that the suspect was killed after shooting at officers again.
Neither the officer or the suspect were identified.
“Fortunately for the blessing of God the officer’s going to survive,” Dotson said during a brief news conference after the shooting. A second news conference was slated to come Monday.
KTVI reported that the shooting occurred in south St. Louis at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.
The officer was sitting in his car at an intersection with the windows rolled up when a silver vehicle pulled up. Someone inside the car opened fire at least twice. Bullets broke through the glass and struck the officer.
Dotson said the officer was not responding to a call and was targeted because he was sitting in a marked police vehicle.