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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A St. Louis City Park Ranger was involved in a shooting in Carondelet Park Sunday night. The shooting happened around 7:20 pm on Loughborough Drive.

Police say that 2 men attending an event in the park got into an argument, and one of the men pulled out a gun shot the other in the stomach. That person was rushed to hospital in critical condition and went immediately into surgery.

The suspect, a convicted felon, then got into a vehicle driven by another person to flee the scene.

People attending the event flagged down a Park Ranger on duty in the park who made a felony stop of the vehicle.

The suspected shooter got out the passenger side of the vehicle and fired a .45 caliber handgun at the ranger, striking the rangers vehicle. The ranger returned fire striking the suspect.

Both suspect and driver were taken into custody; with the suspect was transported to hospital in critical/stable condition.

A passer-by, a female in the park was grazed by bullet in the ankle. She’s expected to be treated at a hospital and released.

Chief Sam Dotson

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