ST. LOUIS — A 5-year-old boy was grazed in the leg by a bullet Thursday night in a home in south St. Louis.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said they responded to a call in regards to a shooting that happened on the 4700 block of South Spring Avenue. When officers arrived, they found the boy with a gunshot wound.
Police said a bullet was fired into a residence and grazed the boy in the back of the leg.
There were four other people, two kids and two adults, in the home at the time of the shooting. They heard shots being fired and glass shattering.
The child was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK. No one else was injured.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Better Family Life is a nonprofit community development organization working to “stabilize inner-city neighborhoods.” One aspect of its mission is a gun violence de-escalation program.
To learn more, call 314-381-8200 or visit https://www.betterfamilylife.org/
Life Outside of Violence “helps those harmed by stabbing, gunshot or assault receive the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence.”
To learn more, call 314-327-6697 or email: ProjectLOV@WUSTL.edu
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has an anti-crime program called “Safety Net for Youth Initiative,” which is a joint partnership between and Saint Louis Public Schools to provide services to at-risk youth.
To learn more, visit https://www.ulstl.com/anti-crime-initiative.html
Cure Violence is an international organization that has recently launched in a handful of St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations within their own communities. To learn more, visit https://cvg.org/