ST. LOUIS — A man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound after a shooting in north St. Louis late Sunday night.
At 11:25 p.m., officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 4800 block of Anderson. They blocked off part of the street while investigating what happened.
5 On Your Side saw several officers canvassing the area, looking for evidence and taking photos of several vehicles. The front driver-side window on one car was shattered.
One neighbor told a 5 On Your Side photojournalist there were about five or six people involved in a shootout. He said he heard upwards of 30 gunshots. The man also spoke to police about what he witnessed. The neighbor said police told him one man was grazed in the head.
Police later confirmed a friend took the shooting victim to the hospital. The 28-year-old man told police he was in the area when he heard gunshots and his head started hurting. The police department did not have an update on the man's condition but said he is stable.
The shooting victim's name wasn't released.
Police have not released any further information at this time.
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This was the second shooting in the Penrose neighborhood Sunday. At 12:20 a.m., officers responded to the 4500 block of Margaretta where they found a man with several gunshot wounds. He was unconscious and barely breathing, police said, adding that he had been shot in the head and torso. He was last listed in critical condition.
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