Mom heard daughter scream before she was dragged into vehicle by ex, Missouri cops say

A Missouri mom was pumping gas when she heard her daughter screaming as she exited the convenience store, police say.

The mother then saw her 20-year-old daughter’s ex-boyfriend dragging her “by her shirt and throwing her into his vehicle,” according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police were called to the Mobile Gas Station at about 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 2.

The mom recalled pulling her daughter out of his vehicle, police say, and the two women tried running back toward the store.

That’s when the 31-year-old man pulled out a handgun and shot them both, according to the Facebook post. He then dragged his ex back into the car.

Police say the man drove away from the scene with the younger woman in a black Chrysler 200 before dropping her off at a St. Louis home about 10 miles north.

The ex-boyfriend is now on the run, police say, as an investigation continues. He faces charges of domestic assault and kidnapping.

The women were taken to a hospital and were in stable condition as of Monday, Jan. 3.

This story was originally published January 3, 2022 at 6:18 PM with the headline "Mom heard daughter scream before she was dragged into vehicle by ex, Missouri cops say."