ST. LOUIS — A couple was forced out of their home in south St. Louis Saturday evening by an unknown gunman.
It happened in the 3700 block of Hartford, which is near Tower Grove Park.
That gunman is accused of shooting two police officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department shortly after he forced the couple out.
Police said the two officers were shot after responding to a shooting call at around 5:45 Saturday evening on the 3700 block of Hartford Street. While one of the officers was looking for a victim, the suspect man shot the officer in the head. When other officers went to help the officer who was shot, the suspect man shot a second officer in the leg.
Police said the officer that was shot in the head was in 'grave condition' after undergoing a Saturday night surgery, but he died Sunday. The officer, identified as 29-year-old Tamarris L. Bohannon, was a member of the department for more than three years.
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The standoff with the gunman lasted 12-hours and he was taken into custody Sunday morning.
5 On Your Side’s Casey Nolen spoke to the couple who was forced out of their home at gunpoint by the suspect. Steve and Mimi said it must have been their "guardian angels" who got them out of the house.
“He could have very easily just shot the both of us and he didn’t, and I just thank God for protection,” Steve said.
The couple said the gunman told them to get off their phones and then they both were able to leave their house.
“Steve turned and went out the door and followed me out and we think our guardian angels put their hands on our shoulders, turned us and walked us out. And that gunman was standing there with that gun and shot the two police officers after that,” Mimi said.
Photos taken by Casey Nolen show two windows shattered on the couple's home. Neighbors said police fired tear gas into the Haags’ home.
