4 teens arrested after carjacking Uber driver, police chase in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Four juveniles were arrested overnight Wednesday after a carjacking and a police chase in north St. Louis.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the carjacking occurred around 11 p.m. Tuesday night on the 4400 block of Kennerly Avenue in north St. Louis' the Ville neighborhood.
The victim of the carjacking, a 67-year-old Uber driver, told police they arrived at the pickup location when one of the suspects pulled out a gun and demanded the driver exit the vehicle. When the driver exited the vehicle, police say the suspect fired a shot but did not strike the victim.
According to SLMPD, the Real-Time Crime Center alerted officers to the carjacked vehicle's location an hour later. When officers attempted a traffic stop around Union Boulevard & Cote Brilliante Avenue, police say the carjacked vehicle failed to stop, beginning the pursuit.
The carjacked vehicle was pursued by officers toward Bridgeton before the suspects took off on foot after it got a flat tire near I-70 and Lindbergh, SLMPD says. Following a brief search, four juveniles—a 17-year-old boy, a 16 year-old boy, and two 15-year-old boys—were taken into custody.
According to SLMPD, two police cruisers collided with each other during the pursuit. One officer was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment for neck pain but no serious injuries were reported.
