ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Police are investigating after an officer shot at and missed a man in north St. Louis County Tuesday afternoon.
Police said no one was injured in the incident, and the man, identified Wednesday as 32-year-old Kevin Harris, was arrested on domestic assault charges from a previous incident. He was also charged with resisting arrest.
The St. Louis County Police Department said officers from the department's Special Response Unit were trying to arrest a domestic assault suspect on Lord Drive at around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Police ordered Harris to the ground, but police said he pulled a gun from his waistband and began to raise it at the officers.
Police said the officer then pulled out his department-issued gun and fired a shot at Harris. No one was struck by the gunfire.
Harris was eventually taken into custody, and no injuries were reported during the incident.
The officer who fired the shot was a 38-year-old with six years of law enforcement experience.
On Wednesday, police identified Harris. He was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping in connection with an Aug. 29 incident and resisting arrest in connection with the incident on Tuesday. He is being held without bond.
Charging documents said he hit and choked the female victim on Aug. 29, leaving her with swelling and a cut above her right eye. She told police he refused to let her leave or use her phone, and said he would shoot anyone she brought to the home.
She eventually left the home and called police to report the incident. On Tuesday, police went to the home on Lord Drive to arrest him for domestic assault, which is where the incident between Harris and the police occurred.
Police said Harris' gun was recovered at the scene of the incident. The St. Louis County Police Department's Bureau of Crimes Against Persons is handling the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
