ST. LOUIS — A woman was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after she was shot in the head in south St. Louis.
Police said they were called to the intersection of Potomac Street and Missouri Avenue in the city's Marine Villa neighborhood for a shooting at around 5 p.m.
According to a police source, a homeless man and woman were approached from behind by two men. One of them grabbed the woman’s purse and they started to struggle. He then shot at her, grazing her nose and stole her purse.
The two robbers then ran into an alley in the 3500 block of Missouri, and the other victim ran after them. He dropped his phone while chasing them and one of the robbers then stopped to grab the victim’s phone while pointing a gun at him.
Police said the two men got into a grey Honda Civic that was waiting for them.
The woman was taken to a hospital where her condition has not been released. Her vitals were stable when she was taken to the hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.
