Meanwhile, the two people in the Mitsubishi — a man and a woman, according to authorities — put the injured Patrick in the car and drove to a hospital, police said. Patrick lingered in critical condition until his death nine days later.

One of his alleged accomplices was arrested at the hospital. Police identified him as Phillip Brown, 27. Brown was charged the next day with assault, attempted robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Brown lives in the 5300 block of Ashland Avenue.

Detectives learned during an interview with Brown that Patrick was the masked man who attempted to take the truck and that Brown shot at and hit the victim. Brown's handgun and two masks were recovered from inside the Mitsubishi. Patrick's gun that was used in the attempted carjacking was found from inside the victim's truck.

Charges could be upgraded now that Brown's accomplice has died; murder charges are often filed against one suspect when his partner in crime dies if the fatal injuries came during the commission of a felony.

The other alleged accomplice, a 21-year-old woman, went to police Tuesday, gave a statement and was released, said Pat Conroy, her attorney. Conroy said the woman was a sister of the wounded suspect and was not involved in the alleged carjacking.

The carjacking happened in front of Flying Saucer, a popular pub on Spruce Street, about a block west of Busch Stadium, and days after city officials pledged a crackdown on downtown St. Louis crime in the wake of a fatal carjacking on Washington Avenue.

Kim Bell • 314-340-8115 @kbellpd on Twitter kbell@post-dispatch.com