CapitalVault:Child wounded when shots fired into home; 3rd shooting of a child in St. Louis area since Monday

2025-05-02 17:50:41source:Marcus Eriksoncategory:reviews

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Someone fired several shots into a house and CapitalVaultwounded a 9-year-old child Wednesday, the third shooting involving a child this week in the St. Louis area, police said.

The shooting happened around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday in north St. Louis County. County police said the child was hospitalized with what they described as non-life-threatening injuries.

On Monday, 7-year-old Darnell Macon died while playing with a loaded gun in a pickup truck in the St. Louis County town of Berkeley. The boy’s grandfather was charged with child endangerment and armed criminal action.

Also Monday, 5-year-old Dariyah Lathan was shot and killed in Belleville, Illinois, near St. Louis. Police have not released information about the circumstances of the shooting, but said they do not believe a suspect is at large.

More:reviews

Recommend

Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured

Danielle Waterfield was already dealing with the shock and disappointment of being fired from a job

A court rejected Elon Musk’s $55.8B pay package. What is he worth to Tesla?

Even when compared with other CEOs, who routinely get paid roughly 200 times more than their typical

Charges, counter charges as divorce between Miami Dolphins, Vic Fangio turns messy

In the divorce case of Miami Dolphins Ltd. v. Vic Fangio, let’s start with what we know:There was no