CLAYTON, Mo. – A St. Ann woman shot overnight by a St. Louis County police officer along Interstate 70 has been charged.

According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the shooting took place around 12:30 a.m. on eastbound I-70, near the Blanchette Bridge.

Police responded to a report of a person with a gun walking on eastbound I-70 near the Earth City Expressway. The woman, later identified as Janee Ryan, was allegedly a threat to herself, police said.

Police said Ryan pointed a gun at one of the officers, and one of the officers fired his weapon. Ryan suffered a graze wound and attempted to charge the police but was stopped by another officer.

Ryan was taken to the hospital to be treated. A gun was recovered from the scene.

No officers were injured. According to police, the of

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