Man leads officers on chase through multiple jurisdictions, shoots at deputies

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man was taken into custody after exchanging gunfire with a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy Friday night after a police chase through multiple jurisdictions.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says the situation began around 6 p.m. when Jefferson County deputies responded to a call for a burglary with shots fired. The domestic-related burglary happened within Jefferson County jurisdiction.

Jefferson County deputies saw a suspected vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle then fled. As deputies chased the vehicle, it went from Jefferson County to the City of St. Louis. Metro Air Support assisted in the chase, and it ended in the west alley of S. Broadway.

The suspect, a 36-year-old man, got out of the vehicle and ran on foot. He started firing shots at Jefferson County deputies, SLMPD says. One Jefferson County deputy returned fire. No one was injured.

SLMPD, St. Louis County Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol all responded to assist Jefferson County. The suspect was arrested blocks away from where the vehicle chase ended and a weapon has been recovered.

This situation is still under investigation.