6 people shot in St. Louis; manhunt for suspects continues

- KMOV 4

EAST St. LOUIS, USA -- Police and SWAT were looking for suspects wanted in a shooting that injured six people including a kid near a train station Thursday afternoon in the East of St. Louis in Illinois, United States.

Officials with the Illinois State Police said a shooting happened in the area at 4 p.m. After the shooting, police said the suspects tried to drive past a train to the crossing but got hit by the train. Police said six people were shot including a juvenile. The condition of their injuries remains unknown.

Suspects wanted in a shooting that injured multiple people crashed their car into a train on Thursday, temporarily stopping operations for passenger. - KMOV 4

One of those victims is Stephen Pierce's wife. He and his wife along with their two children where waiting on a bus at the station when the shots were fired.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom," Pierce said. "I mean our backs were turned and the next thing you know they just started shooting and it came at the back of my head and I didn't know what to do but to get up and run."

Pierce said the shooters appeared to be targeting somebody but bullets were flying everywhere and one narrowly missed his kid but hit his wife in the right arm.

Officials with MetroLink, a train service's said around 10 passengers on the train that was struck were being checked out on the scene for possible injuries from the collision. The train has stopped operating between stations. Passengers used shuttles bus to get to their stations.

Officers from multiple agencies including SWAT were searching nearby areas for the three wanted suspects. - CBS KMOV 4, St. Louis, USA