Saint Louis Co. Police Shoot 'Suspect' During Federal Drug Raid

ST. LOUIS, MO — A St. Louis County Police officer shot a man around 1:15 p.m. in the 4100 block of Camellia Avenue in the Penrose neighborhood of North St. Louis city, officials said Tuesday. Police called the man a "suspect." The St. Louis County Police Department confirmed via Twitter that no officers were injured and that the man was still alive. He was taken to a local hospital. Another man was also arrested.

Prior to the shooting, an official said, officers from the St. Louis County Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were serving a search warrant as part of a federal anti-gang task force. The search warrant was related to a narcotics investigation involving fentanyl.

"During the investigation and the execution of a search warrant, [police] encountered individuals in the back of the 4100 block [of Camellia Avenue]," St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said. "One of the individuals flourished a firearm at the detectives."

Police said they recovered two firearms, one from the man who was shot, and one from another individual who was taken into custody. It is not clear if either individuals fired their guns at police.

Fox 2 St. Louis reports as many as four county police officers fired their weapons during the shooting.

As of 3 p.m., dozens of police were still at the scene and Camellia Avenue was closed. The St. Louis Force Investigation Unit is looking into the incident.

Chief Belmar briefed reporters at the scene:

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