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Police officer shot in St. Louis suburb - reports
July 8, 2016 at 12:52
The morning after five police officers were fatally shot in Dallas, Texas, a police officer was shot in the St. Louis suburb of Ballwin, Missouri.
The wounded officer was taken by ambulance to the Mercy Hospital emergency room, according to reporter Mike Colombo.Police presence growing outside Mercy Hospital emergency room after reports a police officer was shot in Ballwin, MO pic.twitter.com/su3ruIIZr4
— Mike Colombo (@Mike_Colombo) July 8, 2016
The officer was shot in the neck during a traffic stop, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Christine Byers reported. The suspect is in custody after a foot chase.Ambulance was accompanied by this Ballwin Police squad car as it raced onto hospital property. pic.twitter.com/jAbVhUb5Pe
— Mike Colombo (@Mike_Colombo) July 8, 2016
A weapon was recovered. Police described the suspect as a tall, thin African-American male wearing a gray T-shirt and blue jeans, and driving a blue Ford Taurus with Illinois temporary tags, according to KTVI.A Ballwin cop got shot down the street from my work & there are about 20 cops searching for the guy
— Ryan Bagby (@Swagby16) July 8, 2016
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