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2 officers shot near downtown St. Louis

According to a report from KSDK, both officers were shot in the leg with an assault rifle. Both officers, one male and one female, are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries and have been taken to the hospital, police said. 

 
(KSDK)

ST. LOUIS -- Two St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers in a gang unit have been shot in downtown St. Louis, according to police.

It happened shortly before 2 p.m., on Friday near the intersection of 14th and Cass streets.

According to a report from KSDK, both officers were shot in the leg with an assault rifle. Both officers, one male and one female, are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries and have been taken to the hospital, police said.

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The suspect is at large.

Moments after the two officer were shot, a woman was also shot nearby, in the 1400 block of 9th Street.

Officers said she is listed in critical condition. It's unclear if the two shooting scenes are connected.

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