ST. LOUIS • A man was critically injured after he was shot in an argument over a parking spot late Monday.

The victim, 31, was shot in the leg, buttocks and back and was in critical but stable condition after the shooting, police said.

He told police he argued with another man about a parking space near the 7800 block of Virginia Avenue about 10:40 p.m. The address is in the Patch neighborhood in far south St. Louis.

The man he was arguing with lifted his shirt during the argument, showing that he had a firearm, police said. The victim then left, circling the block in his vehicle to park elsewhere.

When he got out of his vehicle, the man with the gun got out of his own car and started arguing again, police said. As the victim walked away, the other man fired shots at the victim. The shooter then got in a dark colored sedan and drove away.

The shooter was described as a black man, about 40 to 45 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, and about 170 to 180 pounds. He was wearing dark clothing and a baseball hat, police said.