By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A 32-year-old St. Joseph man is in critical condition after being shot and wounded during a standoff with St. Joseph police.
The St. Joseph Police Department reports officers responded to a call shortly before midnight Monday that a man was pointing a gun at several people in the Altec parking lot off Riverside Road. The department says officers gave numerous orders for the armed suspect to drop his weapon and surrender, but he refused. When the suspect pointed the gun at officers, one officer fired and struck him.
Officers immediately rendered first aid, according to the department. Emergency crews rushed the suspect to the hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.
The department reports the officer involved in the shooting is a four-year veteran of the police department. He will be placed on administrative leave during the ongoing investigation.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to the scene and will conduct the investigation into the shooting, according to the St. Joseph Police Department.