ST. LOUIS — A man was carjacked and shot in south St. Louis' Gravois Park neighborhood Saturday night, police said.
The shooting happened at 10:22 p.m. on the 3600 block of Oregon Avenue. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the victim, a 48-year-old man, had already been taken to the hospital.
He told police he'd been sitting in his car when the suspect got out of the passenger side of a blue SUV, pointed a gun at him and told him to get out of the car.
The man complied, and the suspect shot him several times. The suspect then got into the man's car and drove away, with the blue SUV following after him.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he was listed in critical, stable condition.
Police believe the shooting is connected to a robbery that happened at about the same time on the 2800 block of Winnebago.
A 16-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman were walking to their car when they said a blue SUV pulled up next to them. The suspect got out of the passenger side door and demanded their belongings. Their phones, wallets and car keys were taken, police said.
The suspect then got back into the SUV, which drove away. The victims said they then heard several gunshots and ran home.
An investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
