ST. LOUIS — At least eight people were injured in six shootings overnight in St. Louis.
The shootings all happened within two hours of each other Sunday night into Monday morning, according to preliminary reports from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. One of the victims was a 16-year-old and one of the shootings happened on a MetroBus.
Here is a timeline of the shootings:
- At around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a 20-year-old man drove himself to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his food. He told police he was standing next to his car on the 6900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue when the suspect walked up to him and shot him in the foot.
- At 10:45 p.m., a man was shot multiple times on a MetroBus near W. Florissant and Riverview in north St. Louis. He was taken to the hospital, where he was listed in critical, unstable condition. The suspect, a 48-year-old woman, was still on the bus when police arrived and was taken into custody without incident. Police found a firearm that had been stolen out of St. Louis County. No other injuries were reported
- At 11:56 p.m., a 35-year-old man drove himself and a 37-year-old woman to a hospital after they were shot in the 3900 block of N. 11th Street. The victims said they were on the sidewalk when the suspect and another man got into an argument that turned physical. The suspect pulled out a gun and fired shots, striking both victims in the legs.
- At 12:01 a.m. Monday, a man was shot in the thigh by the occupants of a black vehicle near Ferris and Brennan avenues, which is near the city-county border in north St. Louis. He told police he had been standing at a corner when people inside a dark-colored sedan fired shots at him.
- Shortly after midnight, a 16-year-old was shot in the buttocks on the 1300 block of Convention Plaza in the Downtown West neighborhood. He told police he had been walking down the street when he heard several shots and felt pain. Two vehicles in the area also had damage from bullets.
- At 12:29 a.m., a 23-year-old man and a 23-year-old man were both shot in the leg in a drive-by on the 700 block of Aubert Avenue in the Fountain Park neighborhood. The victims said they were sitting on the porch with a 27-year-old woman when a red sedan drove by and the occupants fire shots. The suspects are unknown.
As of Monday morning, none of the shootings were fatal.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
