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I-70 shooting, near Missouri River, sends 3 to the hospital

The victims were three men traveling in three different vehicles, police said. They were all sent to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A shooting on I-70 near the Missouri River early Friday morning sent three men traveling in three separate vehicles to the hospital, police said. I-70 remained open to traffic as of 5:30 a.m.

The victims, who knew each other, were all sent to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a spokesperson with the St. Louis County Police Department said.

The shooting happened in the westbound lanes of I-70 just east of the Missouri River.

St. Louis County police officers were sent to the scene on the Blanchette Bridge minutes after midnight. 

First responders found the victims. They were in their twenties, police said.

"No suspects are currently in custody," the spokesperson said.

More information may be forthcoming further into the investigation. This story will be updated with the latest information as it becomes available.

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