I used to spend a lot (too much) of time in St. Louis, doing upgrades for the phone company. I was all over the city and it was always at night. The front of the telephone central office in that neighborhood was peppered with bullet holes.Keith B wrote:The Shaw Neighborhood in St. Louis is a very high crime area and a place you do NOT want to be at night. You can see the amount of crime in just the past 30 days alone here http://spotcrime.com/mo/st.+louis/shaw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If the officer approached the individuals for a check, there was more than likely reasonable suspicion that something was going on. Apparently, the suspicions were right if the guy ran and then shot back at the officer as reported by the police. Police say they recovered a Ruger handgun from the subject.
This was 15-20 years ago. Somehow, I doubt it's gotten any better.