Gunfire hits St. Louis County councilman's car; no injuries
FRONTENAC, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis councilman's car was fired upon in what police are describing as a possible case of road rage.
Ernie Trakas, a Republican, said in a tweet that he wasn’t hurt in the Friday afternoon shooting on Interstate 64 in Frontenac.
But police said the rear hatch of his vehicle was hit at least once when the driver of a small, dark gray SUV opened fire. No one else was in the vehicle with Trakas at the time, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
“Today reminded me that violence impacts everyone in our region,” said Trakas, a 70-year-old Oakville attorney who was reelected in November to a second four-year term representing a broad swath of unincorporated south county.
He said he wouldn't comment about what happened pending a police investigation.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said in a tweet that he spoke to Trakas after the incident.
“We’re all grateful he was not injured," he said. “My thoughts will remain on Ernie and his family this weekend.”