A burglary-and-assault call with shots fired was reported in Jefferson County.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, deputies received the burglary call on Nov. 6 and later spotted a vehicle matching the suspect description. When deputies attempted to stop the car, the driver fled, prompting a pursuit that carried the chase out of Jefferson County and into the city of St. Louis, where it ended in the west alley of South Broadway near Loughborough.
Per the preliminary investigation described in the sheriff's office post, the 36-year-old male suspect fired multiple shots at Jefferson County deputies during the encounter, and one deputy returned fire. The post said no injuries were reported during the exchange of gunfire. The suspect then bailed from the vehicle and ran on foot before law enforcement took him into custody several blocks away; officers recovered a weapon at the scene.
Multiple Agencies Joined the Response
The sheriff's office said Metro Air Support assisted overhead during the pursuit, while officers and troopers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, St. Louis County Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to help close in on the suspect. The post thanked those partner agencies by name for their assistance during the chase and its aftermath.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says the city's Force Investigation Unit investigates law-enforcement-related shootings that occur within St. Louis.
August Montana Street Shooting
In August 2026, a St. Louis City Sheriff Deputy fired at a suspect who police said had stolen the deputy's unattended, running car near the 3600 block of Montana Street, after the deputy reported seeing the man reach for something inside the vehicle, according to First Alert 4. The suspect was 19, and the SLMPD release said the deputy was not injured.
A separate case detailed by St. Louis Today described another deputy whose running car was taken while he was serving legal papers in the city's Dutchtown neighborhood, prompting the deputy to chase after it on foot.
Past Audit Raised Questions About Shooting Investigations
The Force Investigation Unit now handling this case has faced scrutiny before. An internal audit reported by St. Louis Public Radio in October 2024 found dozens of errors across 50 of the unit's investigations into police shootings, with records described as incomplete and flawed. That audit covered a roughly four-year span ending in 2018, and it does not speak to the unit's current practices, but it underscores the scrutiny such investigations can draw once they move forward.
No further details have been released about the suspect's name, any charges he may face, or the specific weapon recovered at the scene. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has not said how many shots were fired or provided additional information about the deputy who returned fire, and the Force Investigation Unit's review of Friday's shooting is ongoing.
