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Man shoots suspected car thief in St. Charles

St. Charles police responded to a shooting in the 8000 block of South 6th Street on Thursday around 10 p.m.
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Police are investing a shooting incident in St. Charles.

St. Charles police responded to a shooting in the 8000 block of South 6th Street on Thursday around 10 p.m.

Once on scene officers discovered a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound. The shooter, a 25-year-old man, told police he shot the man who took off with his vehicle in the 5000 block of O’Fallon Lakes Drive in O’Fallon, Missouri.

The 25-year-old used his tracking device in his vehicle to find it. He believed the shoot was armed and shot him.

The only firearm located at the scene was from the 25-year-old.

The 41-year-old man was transported to a hospital. His condition has not been provided.

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