ST. LOUIS — A man and woman were shot early Saturday morning on Interstate 70 in north St. Louis.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded shortly before 2 a.m. to a local hospital to meet the victims, a 36-year-old man and 35-year-old woman. The man told police he had been driving on eastbound I-70 at Salisbury Street when a vehicle suddenly pulled in front of him and a passenger began shooting at his car. The man was shot in the right arm and torso and the woman was shot in the arm and the abdomen
The man drove to the area of Lucas and Hunt and Halls Ferry, where he called 911 and St. Louis County police responded.
Police described the man's condition as stable and the woman's condition as critical but stable.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
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The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis has multiple programs to support victims of crime. Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims as well as “creating awareness and change within the systems they encounter.”
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The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which serves people who have experienced crime, violence or been the victim of an incident that caused trauma.
Cure Violence is an international organization that is present in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations within their own communities.
