ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis police officer fired a shot at a suspect Wednesday morning while responding to an incident in the city's Baden neighborhood.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the Crisis Intervention Team responded to a call about an armed man inside a home just before 5 a.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Ponce Avenue, just off of North Broadway.
Officers found the armed suspect, 66-year-old Leslie Anderson, on the stairwell on the second floor of the home. That's when a 40-year-old officer with 13.5 years of service fired a round at the suspect, police said.
The officers then left the stairwell and started yelling commands at the man. Police said he threw two guns out of the second-floor window before surrendering.
Police said they don't believe the officer's bullet struck the man, but he had a cut on his knee. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
No officers were injured in the incident, police said.
On Wednesday, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Anderson with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. He remained in custody without bond.
As per department protocol, the Force Investigation Unit was called in to investigate the shooting.
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