Man critical after exchanging shots with tow-truck operator

ST. LOUIS -- A man is hospitalized in critical condition after allegedly shooting at a St. Louis tow-truck operator, who returned fire.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the incident happened just before 2 a.m. Thursday. The truck operator was trying to tow a man's car when the man began shooting at him. The truck operator returned fire, shooting the man in the hip and leg.

A woman who was with the man who shot at the tow-truck operator also was hit in the leg but is expected to survive. Police aren't sure who fired the shot that struck her.