ST. LOUIS — Police shot a man who they said stabbed an officer in the vest Friday morning.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said that at about 4 a.m., officers responded to a call for a domestic disturbance in the 5400 block of Genevieve Avenue.
St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden said that a mother had called 911 to say that her son was causing a disturbance and she wanted him out of her house.
A 39-year-old officer with 12 years of service on the force knocked on an upstairs bedroom and announced himself. That's when police say the suspect, a man in his 40s, opened the door and immediately charged at the officer and stabbed him in the chest with a large knife. His police vest prevented injury.
The man attempted to stab the officer a second time, Hayden said. That's when a second officer standing in the stairwell, a 24-year-old who has only been on the police force for a few weeks, shot him in the back.
The man and the officer fell to the floor and the man was then handcuffed, police said.
Hayden said Friday morning that the man was in unstable, critical condition, and was in surgery.
The Force Investigation Unit is handling the ongoing investigation.
This is a developing story. We will update as more information is confirmed.