ST. LOUIS — 51ºÚÁÏ police rushed an 8-year-old boy to a hospital Monday night after he was grazed in the face by a bullet, police said.
He was shot about 7:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Cherokee Street in the Benton Park West neighborhood. Older kids were playing with a gun when it went off, grazing the boy's face.
Officers rushed him to a hospital in their police SUV, and the boy was stable, police said.
A 12-year-old boy was taken into custody in connection with the shooting, said Mitch McCoy, a police spokesman.
Firefighters helped search a roof for a firearm. A police dog was also searching for the gun, but no weapon had been found, McCoy said.
Children injured or killed by gunfire in the 51ºÚÁÏ area in 2025
Below is the 51ºÚÁÏ coverage of children who have been injured or killed by gunfire across the 51ºÚÁÏ metropolitan area in 2025. The children are 17 years old or younger.
Across the 51ºÚÁÏ region this year, 31 children have been shot, as of July 8. Fifteen of them have died. Three of the children that have been shot were under the age of 5.
Older kids were playing with a gun when it went off, grazing the boy's face. A 12-year-old boy was taken into custody in connection with the s…
A 17-year-old girl was shot near an apartment complex in Alton. She was taken to a hospital and died from her injuries.
A 4-year-old was injured in a shooting; police said his father was taken into custody for questioning as part of the investigation.Â
A 16-year old boy died, a 17-year-old boy was injured and an 18-year old woman was injured in the shooting. Police said two people began shoot…
An 8-year-old was injured alongside an adult man. Michael Maxon, 22, was killed in the same shooting. Police say the suspect dragged Maxon out…
Stray gunfire from a group arguing in the street hit a 13-year-old boy and a woman walking her dog in 51ºÚÁÏ, police said.
Jordan Neal, 9, died and a 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting. The boys and a 32-year-old man were in a car that was fi…
A 17-year-old boy was shot and seriously injured after he was approached by an unknown male suspect, according to police.
11-year-old Marshaun Futrell Jr. was shot and killed accidentally. Futrell and a 13-year-old boy were playing with guns Futrell had in his boo…
16-year-old Aeyion Barnett was with a group breaking into cars when a man who lived on the block fired a warning shot to startle the would-be …
Jamad Edwards, 16, was found by police in the street on Minnesota Avenue and taken to a hospital, where he died.
A 15-year-old boy was shot after he got out of a car behind a home, he told police.
A 14-year-old boy was in critical condition after he was shot in his bed in his family's home, police said. Police believe that the bullet was…
The 16-year-old boy was shot multiple times.
The 2-year-old found a gun on a couch after his mother left the room to get a snack, police said.
The teen was outside a gas station when a dark-colored vehicle drove past and fired multiple shots, police said.
Ophelia Lawery-Daniels, just 9 months old, died at a hospital after being shot, police said. Her mother described her as an active and energet…
The teens, both 15, were shot shortly before 7 p.m. in the 100 block of Lazarcheff Drive, police said. Charles E. Jones was pronounced dead da…
The boy, 13, was shot and critically injured around 11 p.m. in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood, police said.
The girl, Kho'Mori McGee, died Tuesday after a boy unintentionally shot her, police said.Â
Parker Bujnak, 17, was the second teen from Belleville to be fatally shot this month.
Police said she was shot in the chest area. The 10-year-old was listed in critical condition following surgery. County police later said a juv…
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death Monday evening outside his home in Belleville, authorities said.
51ºÚÁÏ County police said the child died at a hospital. The incident took place about 1:45 p.m. in the 10500 block of Castle Drive.
The victim, Dae'wan Lindsay, died Feb. 4 of injuries from the shooting. Police say they believe it was a homicide.
Maryland Heights police Chief Bill Carson said the boy led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle early Saturday morning. It ended after the bo…
Police found Rashaud Boaze in the street. He is the city's first child homicide victim of the year.
Mattison Johnson, 16, was shot at her home in the city's College Hill neighborhood. Mary Cornelius, 18, is charged with involuntary manslaughter.
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