Driver shot overnight on I-70 in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – A man was shot overnight on Interstate 70 in St. Louis while he was driving with three passengers.

The victim, a 35-year-old man, was shot around 3 a.m. Saturday in the westbound lanes of I-70 near the Adelaide Avenue exit.

Police found the car stopped on the side of the interstate a short time later. The driver told officers that someone shot at his car and later learned he was struck.

The victim was rushed to a hospital for treatment. He is considered to be in stable condition. There were three other passengers inside the car, but none of them were reportedly shot.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department asks anyone with relevant information to this investigation to call the North Patrol Division at 314-444-0001 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).

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