ST. LOUIS — A 8-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl were shot Thursday afternoon and both are conscious and breathing, according to police.
St. Louis police were on the scene in the Dutchtown neighborhood.
The shooting occurred at 4:13 p.m. in the 4000 block of Ohio Avenue near Carnahan High School of the Future.
The boy suffered a gunshot wound to his torso. The girl suffered bruising from the shooting, but the bullet didn’t break her skin. The two victims were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
According to police, there was an altercation earlier in the day between two groups of juveniles that ended up behind a house on Ohio. One of the subjects who was part of the altercation went to his car, got a gun and "fired a few shots," an officer said. Then the shooter fled and is being sought.
Editor's note: Police updated the ages of the children injured in the shooting Friday morning. This update reflects the new information from police.