CLAYTON • A man stood in the street here and waved for a driver to stop his car before shooting at his vehicle several times early Thursday, police say.

The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. in the 800 block of South Central Avenue, according to a post on the social media website NextDoor by Det. Mark Smith. He said the shooting was an attempted carjacking.

The driver, a male, was southbound on South Central when a man standing in the center median waved for him to stop, Smith said.

As the driver passed by by the man, the man shot at his car, Smith said. The car was hit several times, but the driver was unharmed.

The driver described the shooter as a light-skinned African-American man with a large build wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt.

The shooter was accompanied by three other men, Smith said. He did not provide more details about the three men.

Police later received calls from residents in Davis Place who reported that their vehicles were rifled through overnight.

Residents who believe someone entered their cars overnight are asked to call police at 314-645-3000.

"The Clayton Police Department is taking this incident very seriously and we are currently planning proactive measures in the Davis Place and Polo neighborhoods."

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