ST. LOUIS COUNTY – St. Louis County Police detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting early Sunday in the 7500 block of Murdoch Avenue in Shrewsbury, Mo., after a tactical officer shot a suspect during a domestic disturbance call, authorities said.
The shooting happened just after 5:32 a.m. Sunday, March 29, 2026, after Shrewsbury Police responded about 2:08 a.m. to a reported domestic disturbance and found a suspect who had forced his way into a home, was armed with a firearm, and was holding an adult male victim at gunpoint, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.
At about 2:30 a.m., the St. Louis County Police Department Tactical Operations Unit and Crisis Negotiations Team were requested and responded to begin crisis intervention negotiations with the suspect, police said. Negotiators spoke with the suspect for more than an hour in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect became agitated and uncooperative during the intervention, the department said.
Police said the suspect pointed his firearm at the victim just after 5:32 a.m., and a St. Louis County police tactical operations officer fired, striking the suspect at least one time. The suspect, described as 30 years old, was taken to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries. The victim was not injured, and no officers were physically injured, police said.
The officer involved is 44 years old and has 18 years of law enforcement experience, the department said.
“This is an active investigation, and preliminary details could change,” the department said, adding that additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators.
