Man Arrested After Teen Shot While Fighting Customer Who Intervened In Tip Jar Theft, Police Say

CBS St. Louis

June 11, 2021

A teen was shot in the stomach Thursday after trying to steal a tip jar and assaulting a customer at a south St. Louis City restaurant.

Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said a customer intervened while the teen was stealing Utah Station Restaurant's tip jar just before 4 p.m. Police said the teen shoved the 56-year-old customer to the ground and was beating him when someone else shot the 16-year-old in the stomach.
News 4 called the restaurant, located at 1956 Utah, but they refused to comment. The restaurant was closed for the rest of the day.

Samuel Bauer, 52, was arrested after a 16-year-old was shot after trying to steal a tip jar and beating up a man at the Utah Station Restaurant.
St. Louis Police Department
The boy was taken to a hospital for treatment. He was later listed in stable condition. The man who was beaten refused medical treatment but had apparent injuries to his face.
The 52-year-old shooter was taken into custody and his gun was seized. Friday, police released the suspect's name as Samuel Bauer. Warrants for first-degree assault are being applied on at the Circuit Attorney's Office, police said.