Sayler A. Fleming, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney' Office for the Eastern District of Missouri
Sayler A. Fleming, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney' Office for the Eastern District of Missouri
A man from Breckenridge Hills, Missouri, has admitted to shooting at multiple police officers in St. Louis County last year. Dylan Farmer, 21, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to four counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer and two counts of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
Farmer confessed that on February 13, 2024, officers from the St. Louis County Police Department Special Response Unit were searching for an individual wanted in connection with a double homicide. The suspect's vehicle was parked on Virginia Avenue in St. Louis when Farmer entered it. Officers approached to detain him while wearing vests marked "Police," and their vehicles had blue flashing emergency lights.
As three task force officers arrived in their SUV, Farmer opened fire with a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun equipped with a drum magazine holding 50 rounds, hitting the SUV. Officers returned fire as Farmer fled across the street and fired additional shots at pursuing officers.
Farmer took cover on a porch on Alaska Avenue but continued firing when spotted by officers driving down the street. He eventually surrendered after being shot multiple times by police who then treated his wounds before he was taken to the hospital.
During the incident, one officer was injured by glass from a ricocheted bullet while another hurt his ankle seeking cover.
Both sides have agreed to recommend a sentence of 22 years for Farmer as part of his plea agreement, with sentencing scheduled for September 23. Each firearm charge carries mandatory minimum sentences of ten years.
The investigation involved the St. Louis County Police Department, FBI, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul D’Agrosa is handling prosecution duties.
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