Dramatic video shows shoppers fleeing and diving for cover as a shootout breaks out between two cars at in an Illinois gas station

  • Surveillance video shows the horrifying moment gunfire erupted at a East St. Louis gas station around 1am on Wendesday 
  • A red car was parked in the 18th Street and Missouri Avenue BP lot when a black vehicle pulled into the spot next to it 
  • The black car opens fire and the red returns the shooting 
  • Suspects are said to be locals known to police 
  • Officers said the shootout caused thousands of dollars worth of damage

By Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:24 BST, 19 September 2018 | Updated: 17:23 BST, 19 September 2018

Police in Illinois are investigating a shootout that occurred at a 24-hour BP gas station. 

Surveillance video shows the horrifying moment gunfire erupted at the East St. Louis location around 1am on Wednesday. 

A red car was parked in the 18th Street and Missouri Avenue lot when a black vehicle pulled into the spot next to it.

A red car was parked in the 18th Street and Missouri Avenue lot when a black vehicle pulled into the spot next to it

A red car was parked in the 18th Street and Missouri Avenue lot when a black vehicle pulled into the spot next to it

The black car opens fire and the red returns the shooting

The black car opens fire and the red returns the shooting

The black car opens fire and the red returns the shooting

Detective Ronald McClellan stated that the video show the suspect from the black car initially firing shots at the red car, Fox 2 reports.  

But suspects in the red car quickly shoot back, hiding behind the cars so that they weren

Inside the gas station, people could be seen ducking for cover between aisles. It is unknown how many gunshots were fired.

People could be seen jumping into their vehicles in efforts to quickly flee the scene. A man holding items can be seen hiding in a corner outside as the shooting occurs.

While no one was injured during the shootout, there was estimated to be thousands of dollars in damages.

Inside the gas station, people could be seen ducking for cover between aisles. It is unknown how many gunshots were fired

McClellan described the suspects as being locals of the community that are known to police.

The suspects are said to have extensive criminal histories. It is unknown what the source of the conflict was.   

‘One of them had a semi-automatic handgun, the other, it appeared to be an assault rifle-style pistol,’ added McClellan.

Police are hoping to speak with the suspects and plan to submit the case to the State’s Attorney’s Office.  

There is said to have been thousands of dollars worth of damage at the BP gas station

There is said to have been thousands of dollars worth of damage at the BP gas station

There is said to have been thousands of dollars worth of damage at the BP gas station

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