ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOX) Two Velda City Police Officers made a traffic stop at around 1:45 p.m. near West Florissant and Jennings Station Road Tuesday.
The officers opened fire when the suspect began moving his vehicle towards the officers."Both officers who were on site discharged their department issued weapons at the suspect, striking him at least one time," said St. Louis County police spokeswoman Tracy Panus.
It is unknown why the suspect was pulled over or how many times, specifically, the suspect was struck.
However, he was able to drive off toward the 6300 block of west Florrisant where he was later arrested after getting in a minor accident."[The suspect> led the officers on a brief pursuit, perhaps asbout a half mile down west Florissant," Panus said. "At that point the suspect struck another vehicle, it was just a slight fender bender, and the officers were able to take the suspect into custody without any further issues."
The suspect is expected to make a full recovery after being rushed to the hospital.
Panus says there was an adult female passenger who wasn't injured.Velda City officers provide police services in Flordell Hills, which has a population of less than 1,000 people. St. Louis County Police have taken over the investigation.© 2020 KMOX (Entercom). All rights reserved.
