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3 men shot inside Hayden's Rectangle in north St. Louis

A 5 On Your Side crew counted 31 evidence markers at the scene and saw several cars with bullet holes.

ST. LOUIS — An investigation is underway after a triple shooting in north St. Louis early Friday morning.

Just after midnight, police were called to the 5800 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood for a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they saw several cars with bullet holes, but they didn't find the victims. 

A short time later, police were told a 20-year-old man, 27-year-old man and 52-year-old arrived an area hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. 

The three men told officials they were in the 5800 block of Cote Brilliante when someone in a blue car fired shots at them. A 5 On Your Side crew counted 31 evidence markers at the scene.

The 27-year-old was shot in the hand, the 20-year-old was shot in the buttocks and the 52-year-old was shot in the stomach. All three are expected to be OK.

The shooting happened inside Hayden’s Rectangle.

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