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http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/us/st-louis-police-shooting/index.html
St. Louis Police are trying to track down a gunman who they say ambushed an officer in a shooting.
Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night, a gunman pulled up in a silver car next to a marked Chevy Tahoe and opened fire, St. Louis Police Department Police Chief Sam Dotson told reporters.
One officer, a 46-year-old sergeant who was a 20-year veteran, was shot twice in the head and is in critical/stable condition.
"This officer was not involved in a traffic stop," Dotson said. "This officer was not trying to pull this car over. This officer was driving down the road and was ambushed."
Dotson says that the officer is expected to survive.
Staring down the barrel of the gun
According to Dotson, the wounder officer's gun was still in a holster as the suspect pulled alongside the vehicle.
The officer, who looked to his left, told investigators he saw the muzzle flash and felt the glass window shatter against him.
After the shooting, the wounded sergeant called 911 dispatch on his radio. Soon, first responders arrived at the scene of the shooting and transported him to a nearby hospital.
The officer was unable to provide details about the shooter, Dotson said. St. Louis Police investigators, who are collecting evidence including shell casing, plan to look at surveillance footage from the surrounding area.
Mayor: 'This person has to be stopped'
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, noting that the officer was a husband with three children, said the shooting "gives us a very strong idea of how dangerous it is to be a police officer" in the US.
"He didn't deserve this," Slay said. "This is traumatic for him, his family, the city of St. Louis."
Slay also called upon the public to provide police with any information that might led to the gunman's arrest and a reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.
"This person has to be stopped," the mayor said. "He is dangerous. He will do this again if he is not stopped."
St. Louis Police are trying to track down a gunman who they say ambushed an officer in a shooting.
Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night, a gunman pulled up in a silver car next to a marked Chevy Tahoe and opened fire, St. Louis Police Department Police Chief Sam Dotson told reporters.
One officer, a 46-year-old sergeant who was a 20-year veteran, was shot twice in the head and is in critical/stable condition.
"This officer was not involved in a traffic stop," Dotson said. "This officer was not trying to pull this car over. This officer was driving down the road and was ambushed."
Dotson says that the officer is expected to survive.
Staring down the barrel of the gun
According to Dotson, the wounder officer's gun was still in a holster as the suspect pulled alongside the vehicle.
The officer, who looked to his left, told investigators he saw the muzzle flash and felt the glass window shatter against him.
After the shooting, the wounded sergeant called 911 dispatch on his radio. Soon, first responders arrived at the scene of the shooting and transported him to a nearby hospital.
The officer was unable to provide details about the shooter, Dotson said. St. Louis Police investigators, who are collecting evidence including shell casing, plan to look at surveillance footage from the surrounding area.
Mayor: 'This person has to be stopped'
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, noting that the officer was a husband with three children, said the shooting "gives us a very strong idea of how dangerous it is to be a police officer" in the US.
"He didn't deserve this," Slay said. "This is traumatic for him, his family, the city of St. Louis."
Slay also called upon the public to provide police with any information that might led to the gunman's arrest and a reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.
"This person has to be stopped," the mayor said. "He is dangerous. He will do this again if he is not stopped."
Sloppy hit...
and he survived? damn