ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A man was shot and killed on a MetroBus in north St. Louis County Tuesday afternoon.
The Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department said they were called at around 2:20 for a report of a shooting on the bus. They said the shooting happened on Bellefontaine Road just south of Interstate 270.
Witnesses told police that two men got into an argument on the bus when one of the men pulled out a gun and shot the other. The shooter, a 22-year-old man, then got off the bus and ran to a nearby Aldi location. Police found him a took him into custody.
The victim of the shooting was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. He has not been identified, and police believe he is in his early 30s.
Police said they did not believe the shooter and the victim knew each other before the incident that led to the deadly shooting.
A spokeswoman for Bi-State Development — which oversees the MetroLink and MetroBus — said the agency is assisting the Bellefontaine Neighbors Police department with the investigation.
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