Ten people under the age of 18 were shot — including one fatally — in an overnight shooting in downtown St. Louis, police said.
The shooting broke out around 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning at 14th and Washington Avenue, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said, according to CBS News 4.
Ten juveniles were shot, one fatally, in St. Louis overnight. KMOV
The shooting unfolded inside a building located in the city’s Downtown West neighborhood. St Louis Post-Dispatch / Polaris
One teenager was killed during the shooting. AP
Witnesses say that the shooting unfolded inside one of the buildings located at the busy corner in the city’s Downtown West neighborhood. KMOVWitnesses told the television station that the shooting unfolded inside one of the buildings located at the busy corner in the city’s Downtown West neighborhood.
Images from the scene showed police had barricaded off the area near the City Museum parking garage, Levin’s clothing store, and Levels, a Nigerian restaurant.
Police said the shooting broke out around 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning. KMOV
Hairstylist Bunnei Johnson checks out the scene on the fifth floor of a building at 1409 Washington Ave. AP
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones spoke on the deadly shooting during a news conference. APPolice have not shared the ages, genders or conditions of the victims. As of Sunday morning, it was also unclear what led to the deadly shooting.
A Homicide Unit has been requested to investigate the incident.
