Gunman arrested after shooting two St. Louis police officers; one officer critical

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St. Louis Metropolitan police officers arrive on the scene after two SLMPD officers were shot around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in the 3700 block of Hartford in south St. Louis. This is near Tower Grove Park. Both officers have been transported to a hospital, but no word on their conditions. Photo by Matt Miller

Matt Miller

St. Louis Metropolitan police investigate the scene after two SLMPD officers were shot around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in the 3700 block of Hartford in south St. Louis. This is near Tower Grove Park. Both officers have been transported to a hospital, but no word on their conditions. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com

David Carson

Two officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were shot around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in the 3700 block of Hartford in south St. Louis. This is near Tower Grove Park. Both officers have been transported to area hospitals. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com

David Carson

Police gather outside the Barnes-Jewish Hospital emergency entrance on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, after two officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were shot around 5:45 p.m. in the 3700 block of Hartford in south St. Louis. This is near Tower Grove Park. Officials have not released details on the officers conditions. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

Colter Peterson

Police officers at the scene on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, where two St. Louis officers were shot. Photo by Tod Robberson of the Post-Dispatch

By Tod Robberson

St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden is briefed outside St. Louis University Hospital Emergency-Trauma Center after two officers were shot in the Tower Grove South neighborhood while responding to a call on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Both officers were transported by police to area hospitals. One officer is in “very critical” condition with a head wound and the other officer suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. The officers mark the seventh and eighth officers shot this year. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

Colter Peterson

Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police department embrace outside the St. Louis University Hospital Emergency-Trauma Center on Saturday, August 29, 2020 after two SLMPD officers were shot in south St. Louis Saturday evening in the 3700 block of Hartford around 5:45 p.m. This is near Tower Grove Park. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

Colter Peterson

St. Louis police establish a cordon on Saturday, aug. 29, 2020 at the intersection of Spring and Juniata in Tower Grove South as an active shooter kept police and a SWAT team at bay one block away on Hartford St. and Spring. Two police officers were shot. Photo by Tod Robberson

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