Ranger hurt, suspect dead after incident at Arch

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A U.S. Park Ranger is injured and a 23-year-old man is dead after an incident near the grounds of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

Police said the ranger saw four men destroying barricades early Sunday and throwing them in the river. When the ranger confronted the men, one of them attacked him. The ranger used his Taser on the man, but the suspect continued to resist.

The ranger was able to get one handcuff on the suspect before he escaped and fled in his vehicle, which then struck the officer. The officer fired several shots at the vehicle.

St. Louis Police found the ranger semiconscious and arrested two of the suspect's accomplices nearby.

A short time later the suspect was found trapped in his vehicle suffering from three gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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