Locksmith Dispute Leads to Shooting in St. Louis’ Mt. Pleasant, Two Injured

Residents of the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood awoke to sounds of gunfire yesterday morning, as a dispute over locksmith services escalated into a shooting that injured two men. The incident occurred in the 4700 block of Nebraska around 9:45 a.m., with the violence shattering what was an otherwise routine day. Law enforcement officers assigned to District 1 were dispatched to the scene following reports of the gunfire.

The investigation, which remains in progress, uncovered that the confrontation began with an argument over payment. A 20-year-old man claimed, according to

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

‘s official report, that the argument turned heated when “the male suspect produced a firearm.” It was after this moment that the 20-year-old said he retrieved his own weapon and shots were exchanged between the two, with the young man sustaining a gunshot wound to his arm before running from the scene. While fleeing, an already stolen firearm from Illinois was found to be in his possession.

The 20-year-old’s injuries were serious enough to necessitate transportation to the hospital by Emergency Medical Services, he was subsequently listed in stable condition. Not long after the initial shooting, officers were notified of another shooting victim, this one with a wound to his back, showing up at a local hospital. This individual was identified as the male suspect involved in the earlier altercation, who refused to provide an account of what transpired. Following treatment, he was deemed fit for confinement and was taken into custody.

As the St. Louis police continue their investigation, no further details concerning the backgrounds of those involved or the precise nature of the dispute have yet been made public. The identity of the male suspect taken into custody, for now, remains withheld by the authorities.

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