ST. LOUIS — A 15-year-old boy was shot in St. Louis Wednesday night.
The boy told officers he was walking in the 5500 block of Virginia Avenue, which is on the border of the Holly Hills and Mt. Pleasant neighborhoods in south city.
The boy said a burgundy sedan pulled alongside him. The person or people inside fired shots at him. He suffered a gunshot wound to his leg.
Around 11 p.m., police were called to the hospital, where the boy had been dropped off. His vitals were stable, police said. They did not give an update on his condition.
The 15-year-old boy is at least the 98th child 17 and younger to be shot in the City of St. Louis this year. Of those victims, 17 have died.
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Editor's note: This report included an incorrect number of children 17 and under shot in St. Louis in 2020. It has been revised to reflect the correct total as of the date of initial publication.