St. Louis Officer Shot During Burglary Attempt at Home

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- St. Louis police are looking for two men they say shot an off-duty officer when he interrupted a burglary at his home in Riverview, near the north edge of St. Louis.

A police source said the off-duty officer discovered the burglars in his home in the 700 block of Lookout Drive and was shot in the stomach early this afternoon. The officer is a 20-year veteran of the force, the source said.

He was conscious and breathing at the scene of the shooting, police said.

He was first taken to Christian Hospital, but police closed off traffic to take him to Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He arrived there about 1:25 p.m.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service