ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Police have arrested and identified who they believe shot an off-duty Calverton Park police officer Sunday, and St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is seeking arrest warrants against him.
Bell’s office is also asking that no bond be allowed against the man, said Tim Swope, Bell’s spokesman.
The man has not yet been charged, so his name has not been released, Swope said.
On Tuesday, police arrested a man they believe is the shooter following a pursuit in north St. Louis County.
At about 12:26 p.m., county police officers spotted a vehicle near Canfield Drive in Ferguson that matched the description of the getaway car used in the Feb. 16 shooting. One person was inside the Mercedes Benz, a 20-year-old man police believed was the suspect.
St. Louis County police officers requested the Metro Air Support Unit’s help in tracking the car until more officers could help with a traffic stop and the arrest.
The man sped away from officers near Airport Road and N. Florissant Road, according to police.
The chase ended about five miles away in the 8900 block of Jennings Station Road when the man pulled onto a business parking lot, got out of the car and tried to run away. But officers caught up to him and arrested him.
Police said there were no crashes as a result of Tuesday afternoon’s chase and no one was injured.