October 30, 2026
BRIDGETON, Mo. — A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting Thursday night at an Imo’s Pizza restaurant in Bridgeton after police responded to reports of an armed individual holding employees at gunpoint.
According to Vera Clay, public information supervisor for the St. Louis County Police Department, Bridgeton police officers were alerted to the situation around 9:12 p.m. Thursday, October 29, at the restaurant in the 11900 block of St. Charles Rock Road.
Clay said officers encountered the armed suspect upon arriving at the business, resulting in an exchange of gunfire. The suspect, identified only as an adult male, was subsequently found dead.
Police provide preliminary account
Authorities said preliminary information indicates the man was a former employee of the restaurant who had worked there several years earlier. Investigators have not established what prompted the confrontation.
Three Bridgeton police officers were involved in the incident. Their ages and years of service were not immediately available.
The St. Louis County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons detectives were requested to assist the Bridgeton Police Department with the investigation.
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Clay emphasized that investigators were still working to establish the sequence of events surrounding the shooting, including the circumstances that led to the man’s death.
Crime scene investigators were processing evidence Thursday night, while detectives examined the interior of the restaurant.
Authorities have not released the suspect’s identity or confirmed whether any employees or officers were injured.
Additional information is expected as investigators continue reviewing evidence.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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Source: St. Louis County Police Department, statement from Public Information Supervisor Vera Clay.
