ST. LOUIS — An investigation is underway after a man was shot several times Saturday evening in a north St. Louis neighborhood.
Police were called to the 4800 block of Northland Avenue for a shooting around 8 p.m. Once there, officers found two victims, one a 29-year-old man who had been shot four times.
The other victim, a 28-year-old man, suffered no injuries.
Police said an investigation showed that the victims were standing next to the 28-year-old man's vehicle when two suspects came from a gangway and started shooting at the two victims.
The 29-year-old was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries by EMS. He was in critical condition, but stable, as of Sunday afternoon.
The 28-year-old man's vehicle and another vehicle suffered damage from bullets.
No additional information was released about the shooting.
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