Police recover weapon used in shots fired incident

(ST. LOUIS) The following is the release St. Louis Police posted on their website following Friday's officer involved shooting.The SLMPD’s

Force Investigations Unit is investigating after shots were exchanged between Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies and a 36-year-old man in the east alley of the 6900 block of Pennsylvania.

Shortly after 6:00 PM on November 6, 2026, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a domestic related incident in their jurisdiction. Around 9:20pm, deputies spotted a vehicle that was stolen in the domestic incident and initiated a pursuit.

The pursuit entered St. Louis City at which time the stolen vehicle came to a stop in the east alley of the 6900 Pennsylvania. The suspect, 36-year-old Denzell Reed, fled from the vehicle on foot. Four Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies gave chase, and at some point during the foot pursuit, Reed fired shots at the deputies.

One Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy, a 24-year-old male with 3 years of service, returned fire at Reed.

A call for help was broadcast and officers from the St. Louis County Police Department, SLMPD, and Metro Air Support responded to assist.

Reed was eventually taken into custody without further incident in the 7400 block of Pennsylvania Ave.

The above pictured gun was also recovered.

Neither Reed, nor any of the deputies were injured during the exchange of gunfire.

On November 7, 2026, Force Investigations detectives presented their case to the Circuit Attorney’s office who issued the following charges:

Two counts of Assault 1st Degree, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, Tampering 1st Degree, Resisting Arrest by Flight, Resisting Arrest, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.