Gunfire in the Castle Point neighborhood of north St. Louis County yesterday, left a man with life-threatening injuries, police reported. Officers found an adult male with at least one gunshot wound. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made.
According to FOX2 Now, St. Louis County police said officers were called to reports of shots fired in the 10200 block of Count Drive at about 2:40 p.m. First responders rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where his condition was described as life-threatening. County police told FOX2 Now there was no suspect in custody, and the department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons is leading the investigation.
Police: Investigation Under Way, Tips Requested
The St. Louis County Police Department is asking anyone with information to call its non-emergency tip line at 636-529-8210. Officials say the department’s public information office will handle any official updates as detectives work the case.
Neighborhood Context
Castle Point is an unincorporated census-designated place in St. Louis County with about 2,815 residents, according to Wikipedia. The community has been dealing with other public safety issues in recent months, including a series of suspicious fires that prompted an arson investigation, detailed in a Hoodline report on multiple fires in Castle Point…