ST. LOUIS – District 6 officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) are investigating a shooting that left a 13-year-old boy injured Tuesday evening.
According to SLMPD, police were alerted to reports of shots fired around 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Canaan, which is in the Baden neighborhood. Law enforcement says the teen was taken to a hospital, where is in stable condition.
“Thank God he’ll be okay. Our youth should never have to suffer the consequences of this kind of violence,” wrote Mitch McCoy, director of Public Affairs for SLMPD on social media…