A deputy federal marshal who was shot in the head Tuesday during a gun battle with a man he was trying to arrest died of his wounds hours later, the US Marshals Service said. John Perry, 48, died at Saint Louis University Hospital hours after he and two other law enforcement officers were shot by the 35-year-old man wanted on drug possession and assault charges. The suspect was also killed.
Another deputy marshal 31-year-old Theodore Abegg, a three-year veteran was shot in an ankle, while a bullet grazed an unidentified police officer's face. Perry was accompanying police as they to arrest Carlos Boles at a home on the city's south side. Boles was wanted on a Missouri warrant charging him with assaulting a law enforcement officer and possession of a controlled substance.
Dozens of spectators gathered for hours after the shooting outside Boles' home, braving cold rain as police in tactical gear scoured the home and then cleared the way for FBI crime-scene technicians. As police began to disband, bystanders began shouting obscenities at them. Some officers used police dogs to keep the angry spectators at a distance. The police department said it had requested backup from the US Marshals Service because of a tip that Boles might be a threat.
When the law enforcement officers arrived at Boles' home, they discovered there were children inside, according a police account of the incident. After the children were escorted outside, the officers entered and began a floor-by-floor search for Boles. When they spotted him on the second floor, Boles started shooting, police said.
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