ST. LOUIS — The man arrested in connection with the shooting of two police officers Saturday is wanted for kidnapping out of Florida, sources told 5 On Your Side's Christine Byers.
Sources said the 43-year-old man was wanted for kidnapping and attempted sexual battery out of Brevard County, a coastal county outside of Orlando.
Sources also said the man had a number of arrests in the 1990s in the St. Louis area and central Missouri.
Police said the two officers were shot after responding to a shooting call at around 5:45 Saturday evening on the 3700 block of Hartford Street. While one of the officers was looking for a victim, the suspect man shot the officer in the head. When other officers went to help the officer who was shot, the suspect man shot a second officer in the leg.
Police said the officer that was shot in the head was in 'grave condition' after undergoing a Saturday night surgery, but he died Sunday. The officer, identified as 29-year-old Tamarris L. Bohannon, was a member of the department for more than three years.
The officer that was shot in the leg has been released from the hospital. He has been with the department for just over a year.
Police discovered that the suspect man had ordered a couple out of their home at gunpoint after the shooting. He remained barricaded in the home near Tower Grove Park for hours, police said.
Police said the man was eventually taken into custody after about a 12-hour standoff with officers. Police said he was transported to a hospital for evaluation and then released into their custody. As of Sunday evening, he has not been charged for Saturday's shooting.
