ST. LOUIS – Police are investigating after a man was left injured following a shooting Tuesday morning in downtown St. Louis.
According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s (SLMPD) Lt. David Berkley, the shooting took place along 13th Street between Washington Avenue and St. Charles Street. The shooting left at least one person injured.
The shooting happened after an argument broke out between two men and escalated after one of them pulled out a gun. According to Berkley, a 22-year-old man was either shot or grazed in the leg in the shooting and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
According to police, the suspect fled the scene after the shooting. Police describe the suspect as a Black man, possibly wrapped in a quilt.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.