ST. LOUIS — A 74-year-old grandfather was taken into custody after police said he shot his granddaughter during an argument in south St. Louis late Monday night.
According to a release from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the 19-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after she was shot in the head by her grandfather. The incident happened at around 11 p.m. on the 4600 block of South Broadway.
Police said the teen and her mother got into an argument with the 74-year-old man. When the man became upset, he got a gun and shot at his granddaughter and her mother. The mother was not struck, but his granddaughter was struck in the head.
Police said she was listed in critical condition and had unstable vital signs.
The grandfather was taken into custody. Police have not released his identity and he has not been charged at the time this story was published.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
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