VIDEO: Officer Releases Video Of Gunman Ambushing Him As He Sat In Car
by AndrewBlakeSgt. Charles Lowe was working when he was suddenly ambushed.
St. Louis, MO – A St. Louis Police Department sergeant released surveillance video of his shooting where a man jumped out of a car and shot him, seemingly randomly (video below).
Sergeant Charles Lowe was shot before dawn on July 14, 2015, according to KTVI-TV.
He was working a security job, in uniform, while sitting in his personal vehicle in the Central West End of St. Louis.
As Sergeant Lowe sat in his car to keep cool he was not wearing his ballistic vest. He said that a voice in his head got him to put his vest back on, KTVI stated.
He released the video to the public so residents can better understand the danger police face every day.
The video shows a car as it pulled up in front of the the sergeant's vehicle. The passenger of the approaching vehicle then jumped out and opened fire on the sergeant.
Sergeant Lowe returned fire through his windshield, and the shooter fled while shooting behind him.
The sergeant was struck in his vest and was able to return to work about three months after the shooting, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Two days after Sergeant Lowe was shot, police arrested Dale Wolford for the shooting, KTVI reported. Edward Davis was arrested as the getaway driver.
Wolford was sentenced in February to 30 years in prison for first-degree assault. Davis was sentenced to 25 years for armed criminal action and driving Wolford during the shooting, according to KTVI.
Sergeant Lowe will mark the third anniversary of the shooting when he participates in a community walk to support victims of violent crime, according to KTVI.
“Law enforcement officers every day go out and protect citizens against violence,” Sergeant Lowe said, according to KTVI-TV. “However, far too often, law enforcement officers become victims of that same violence we have sworn to protect citizens against. Let’s stand together against violence and walk out our differences.”
After the shooting, a Black Lives Matter protester held a sign at the shooting scene which said, “How does it feel?” Sergeant Lowe is black.
Sergeant Lowe's wife told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she took that personally.
“I know you say ‘black lives matter,’ but why does my husband’s black life matter any less just because he wears a uniform?” she asked.
Watch the video here:
28 Responses
Rascal1966
Jul 15, 2018 Judging by the offenders names, I thought these were 2 POS white boys trying to kill a cop but nope, it was 2 POS black men that not only shot a cop but the cop was black. All these unemployed thugs and BLM claim cops are just murdering blacks for no reason when the FACTS say differently!! 93% of black murders are committed by other blacks but no one protests or riots about their own thugs doing the killing in their communities!!! https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-men-sentenced-to-and-years-in-shooting-of-st/article_28679634-5473-585f-a472-7234bd06115b.html
Hi_estComnDenomnn
Jul 15, 2018 He lives somewhere near Looneyville.
Hi_estComnDenomnn
Jul 15, 2018 @[Burgers Allday] Illusions, Mr. Burgers. Vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of your feeble intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose.
LEO0301
Jul 15, 2018 @[Burgers Allday] - we'll have "common ground" when you finally admit you're a sad person in need of help. I can even make some recommendations to you if you just tell me where you live.
Burgers Allday
Jul 15, 2018 I agree that the officer was shot and hurt. I agree that is a bad thing. So there is some common ground here.
LEO0301
Jul 15, 2018 I'm not sure why everyone is playing bullshit Burgers game. He can call it whatever he wants and it won't change the fact an officer was shot and nearly killed. Burgershit gets his rocks off coming to this site and playing his childish games. He frequents other websites just like this one and does the same thing. He is obviously a sad and lonely person. Get help Burgers....you need it.
Burgers Allday
Jul 15, 2018 Being a victim of an assault has nothing to do with knowing what words mean. As a more general proposition, being a brave warrior has nothing to do with being intelligent.
kdsq
Jul 15, 2018 Burgers all day is just an evil pos. Amazing how someone can be so freaking dense and not see what happened. He has to play with words. Scumbag.
Mrs10
Jul 15, 2018 @ByAnyMeensNecessary That's just so frustrating and I'm guessing it went down exactly like you say. I've never understood why judges and DAs are elected. Voters rarely vote for the person in those races and just go straight party. That can be dangerous. I understand how sheriffs can be elected - the public is able to actually see a cause/effect there but the others don't make sense.
ByAnyMeensNecessary
Jul 15, 2018 @Mrs10 Because the District Attorneys who rely on votes and conviction rates to get reelected like to offer criminals plea bargain deals (including would be cop killers) to ensure a higher conviction rate, rather than go all out and risk a lengthy trial in some cases. Sad thing is the shooter got only 30 years, and will be out in 10, back on the street and may possibly shoot another officer. Probably 100% that he will repeat offense.