Police investigate man shot after north city ambush

6:08 AM, Jul 18, 2011   |    comments
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North St. Louis (KSDK)--  A 38 year old man was seriously injured early Monday after he was shot at least twice by a gunman in a car.

Police tell News Channel 5 the victim was at a late night adult entertainment venue in Illinois and was confronted by another man in the parking lot of the club.  The shooting occurred around 4:15 Monday morning.

The victim told police he left the club and was driving home when a man in car followed him to the area of hall Street and Riverview Boulevard near the Baden neighborhood.

The attacker then opened fire on the victim, striking him once in the head and once in the arm before fleeing in a black Ford Mustang.

No names have been released and authorities have not yet identified the gunman.