ST. LOUIS — A man has been charged after a 9-year-old was grazed in the head by a bullet in south St. Louis earlier this month.
Robert Patrick, 28, was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child and armed criminal action.
On Jan. 20, police were called to the 4000 block of Meramec Street for a report of a shooting.
A 31-year-old man told officers he picked up his 9-year-old son from a home shared by the boy's mother and Patrick.
As he drove by, Patrick started yelling at him. When he slowed his car down, Patrick pulled out a gun and began shooting at the car. The man started driving away but Patrick continued to shoot at his car.
The 9-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to his head. He needed several stitches, according to charging documents. The 31-year-old man was not injured.
The incident was captured on surveillance footage from a nearby restaurant.
