St. Louis police say a 17-year-old who escaped from a detention center died when he was hit by a vehicle has he fled from police. Police Chief John Hayden says
A resident would not drop his weapon and began shooting at police, so they returned fire. After, police found an AR-15 rifle and a pistol inside the apartment.
Police Chief John Hayden said in a news conference that when officers entered an apartment where they believed the shots originated, they encountered an armed man.
APM Reports is suing the police department for withholding data about which homicide cases have been solved. The department told APM Reports and St. Louis Public Radio that information was a part of an investigative record.