District 6 is investigating a shooting that left a 27-year-old man injured around 1:50 p.m. in the 6000 block of N. Broadway.
The 27-year-old would not cooperate with police. However, preliminary information of what could be gathered revealed the victim was shot at a Mobile Gas Station parking lot in the 6000 block of N. Broadway. He was then assisted into a car by a citizen who was transporting him to the hospital but ran out of gas enroute. The citizen pulled over on a Family Dollar parking lot at North Kingshighway & Natural Bridge then contacted police.
EMS responded and transported the 27-year-old man to the hospital where he was listed in critical/stable condition from a gunshot wound to his leg. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with a tip about this incident who wants to remain anonymous and is interested in a possible cash reward for their tip should contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted to a detective at 314-444-0001. Only tips submitted to CrimeStoppers that lead to an arrest are eligible for CrimeStoppers’ rewards.