CREVE COEUR, Mo. — St. Louis County prosecutors on Sunday issued at-large warrants for a 30-year-old man accused of shooting another man along Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur.
Creve Coeur police spokesman Capt. Jon Romas said Azar Thompson shot the man Friday afternoon outside a Jet's Pizza near the intersection with Mason Road after the two were involved in a dispute, adding the pair knew each other.
Witnesses told police they heard two or three shots at about 2:15 p.m. The victim ran to a Dierbergs grocery store across the street, where employees called 911. No one else was injured in the shooting.
Thompson is charged with one count each of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and property damage.
Romas said Thompson, who was last known to live in Granite City, Illinois, may be driving a bright blue 2013 Dodge Dart with Illinois license plate DR30287. The car was last seen turning east on Olive Boulevard.
Police asked anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
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