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11-year-old shot in the thigh in St. Louis

The 11-year-old boy was taken to an area hospital Wednesday evening.

ST. LOUIS — An 11-year-old was shot in the thigh Wednesday evening in the St. Louis' Baden neighborhood. 

St. Louis police said just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, they received a report regarding an 11-year-old boy who had been shot in the thigh in the 800 block of Elias Avenue near Hickey Park.  

The victim was playing football with friends while a dog was running around the area, police said. A man in his mid-30s then reportedly started shooting at the dog.

The man's gunshots missed and hit the victim, police said. The suspect is still at large.

The child's vital signs were stable when he was taken to an area hospital, police said.

No further information was available.

According to 5 On Your Side data, he is the 12th child to be shot in St. Louis this year. Of those 12, one died of their injuries.

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