Former Missouri Gov. Greitens assists victims of deadly shooting in St. Louis

Two men are dead after a shooting near St. Louis University on Monday night. 

Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens and a friend who used to be a fire captain were at dinner nearby and were able to render aid to the two young men, aged 20 and 21.

Greitens, a Republican and former Navy Seal, and his friend Gregg Favre, who also served in the Navy, were having dinner at a pizzeria when they heard automatic gunfire around 8:15 p.m. "We grabbed our weapons and medical kits," said Greitens. 

"I’m a Navy Seal, I served in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. I think what’s so upsetting about tonight, is this is what you expect in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, you expect to hear semi-automatic and automatic gunfire and here we are in the City of St. Louis at Lindell and Grand and you’ve got two more shot bodies,” Greitens told the local news station on the scene. 

The 20-year-old died on the scene, and the 21-year-old died later in the night at a hospital. A homicide investigation is underway. 

“I think this should bring home to people what the consequences are when you have leaders who won’t stand up to violence – this is happening again and again and again, we have a record number of murders in the city year and right now you’ve got two bodies out here at Lindell and Grand ... automatic gunfire going off like a war zone." added Greitens.