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A former Imo's employee died in a shootout with police after holding workers at gunpoint in Bridgeton
9 p.m.about when the incident began Thursday night
Police say it happened at the Imo's on St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton.
If you heard about the police activity in Bridgeton Thursday night, here's what we know. A former Imo's Pizza employee held current employees at gunpoint at the Bridgeton restaurant, then exchanged gunfire with responding officers and died. Customers outside the building alerted police, who say the incident began shortly after 9 p.m.
- Where: 11900 block of St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton
- Motive: unclear, police say
- Investigation led by the St. Louis County Police Department
Police spokesperson Vera Clay said officers were told the man worked there several years ago, and the investigation is still active. Investigators are working to learn whether he died from a self-inflicted gunshot or was struck by an officer's bullet. STLtoday.com reports the shootout was with Bridgeton officers.
0other people injured, according to police
Only the suspect died in the shootout.
Sources: FOX 2, KMOV, STLtoday.com