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The child was in critical and unstable condition at a hospital as of Sunday afternoon.

On January 18, 2025 around 1:47 PM, Officers were patrolling the Hyde Park neighborhood when they observed a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle came to an abrupt stop and the driver, a 21-year-old man, exited with an apparent gunshot wound to his face. Officers observed what appeared to be a close-range gunshot wound to the man's cheek.

The post Man Drives up to Officers After Being Shot in the Face appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

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One officer was injured in a police chase that happened before the shooting.

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Officers with the Maryland Heights Police Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened early Saturday morning around 3:30 a.m. The incident occurred in the 11800 block of Jonesdale Court. According to a press release from the City of Maryland Heights, the incident unfolded following a police pursuit involving two stolen [...]