St. Louis (KSDK) - Police are investigating an
officer-involved shooting in the Dutchtown neighborhood.
St. Louis police confirm an officer accidentally shot one
person at 37th and Meramec shortly before 4:30 p.m. Police say they were investigating someone
impersonating a police officer in a white Chevy Impala with tinted windows.
They pulled the car over, and the driver of the vehicle fled.
An officer followed the suspect, who grabbed his waistband
as if he had a weapon.
When the officer caught up with the suspect a struggle
ensued over the officer's service-issued revolver.
The gun went off and the suspect was accidentally shot in
the side.
A female passenger of the car moved to the driver's seat and
left the scene. Officers found the car and the woman who was then taken into
custody.
Two weapons were recovered at the scene.
The officer was not shot, but incurred minor injuries during
the struggle.