Paramedic, EMT Caught in St. Louis Shootout

Screen shot of KMOV report ST. LOUIS – A paramedic and an EMT were caught in the crossfire of two people firing gunshots at each other, according to reports. KMOV-TV reports it happened around 7:45 p.m. as the EMS crew was treating a patient in an unrelated case. At least 30 shots were fired, but none of the bullets hit anyone or the ambulance. Both the paramedic and the EMT were forced to dive for cover inside the rig. "When you hear gunfire outside of a medic unit or even outside your vehicle and you're trapped, what you're thinking is okay is a bullet gonna pierce the medic unit? That's what they were concerned about -- were bullets going to come through the medic unit and fortunately that did not happen," said Capt. Leon Whitener with the St. Louis City Fire Department. Whitener said the ambulance has cameras on it and police are checking to see if the shootout was captured on video. No arrests have been made.
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